In concluding, Lord Phillips referred to the recent decision in HM Treasury v A (reviewed here on the UKSC Blog) in which the UKSC held that the government's regime for freezing the assets of suspected terrorists (passed by resolution from the UN Security Council, but not by Parliament) was unlawful, since it breached the common law principle of legality. (ukhumanrightsblog.com)
Firstly, why does the ECJ talks about the «requirements of foreseeability, precision and non-retroactivity» of law, that are in its view «inherent» in the principle of legality instead of referring to the well - known general principle of legal certainty and legitimate expectations? (europeanlawblog.eu)
The ECJ upheld its view that under EU law, by default, the principle of legality does not apply to statutes of limitations. (europeanlawblog.eu)