Extract from Committee stage (Lords) (day 2) of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill - Nov 29

62: Clause 32, page 23, line 16, at end insert—

“( ) For the avoidance of doubt, in relation to a decision under subsection (1)(c) above, the court has power to set aside the designation if satisfied that it is in breach of the principles applicable on an application for judicial review.”

Lord Pannick (CB):...Secondly, Clause 32 denies any effective judicial remedy in this country because of listing by the UN. I cannot be persuaded that the rule of law in this country should be subcontracted to the United Nations. This is, noble Lords will recall, the organisation which earlier this year voted Saudi Arabia on to its Commission on the Status of Women—a body which is,

“dedicated to the promotion of Gender equality and the empowerment of women”...

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