Shamima Begum: The cases for and against

Feb 25, 2024 by Jill

from UnHerd:

On 23 February, the UK’s Court of Appeal rejected the case of Shamima Begum to have her British citizenship reinstated. The 15-year-old schoolgirl had run away in 2015 to join the Islamic State and marry a jihadi. In 2019, the Home Secretary revoked her British citizenship, on the grounds that she had a Bangladeshi passport — and she’s been fighting to return home ever since.

Is this new ruling a victory for national security, or a wound to the legal premise of liberty?

Former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption, one of the great legal minds of his generation, joined Freddie Sayers to discuss the case.

The case against Shamima Begum by Niall Gooch