Monday, November 21, 2005

[Australia] Law challenged in terror court case / Sydney Mor ing Herals, 21 Nov 2005

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"In the Supreme Court on Monday, defence counsel Ian Barker, QC, challenged the 'extraordinary extraterritorial application' of the law in his client's case. He argued the federal government had no power to legislate over criminal acts allegedly committed on foreign soil, which were not connected to Australia. 'We know of no case like this, one where commonwealth law purports to apply to the whole world, without restriction,' he said."