2004: House of Lords rules that the indefinite detention without trial of foreign terror suspects at Belmarsh jail is unlawful. (charonqc.wordpress.com)
He ruled that the detention of foreign terror suspects without charge breached their human rights, said Britain's decision to invade Iraq breached international law and was a committed and outspoken defender of the Human Rights Act. (politics.co.uk)
It is worth remembering that control orders were introduced primarily for foreign terror suspects that could not be deported (specifically those detained without trial at Belmarsh prison). (conservativehome.blogs.com)