July 13, 2025

On the “Whims of Foreign Courts”

Key Points

UK High Court permits continued exports of F-35 components to Israel, raising legal concerns.
The decision implies the UK must halt all F-35 program exports to avoid Israel as an end user.
Judicial findings trigger discussions on compliance with the Arms Trade Treaty by the UK government.
The ruling could influence future foreign policy and arms export regulations related to international laws.

Abstract

Last week, the UK High Court decided that the UK can continue to issue licences for F-35 components that go into a pool of spare parts which Israel can use on its existing F-35 jets. The finding by the High Court that the UK cannot exclude Israel as an end user for UK manufactured components because “the only way for the UK to ensure that its components do not reach Israel is for it to suspend all exports into the F-35 programme” raises pertinent questions with regard to the UK's compliance with the Arms Trade Treaty and other key provisions of international law.

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G.N. Cornelisse (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02afe6551bb0af8cbfca https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.59704/2755c953f8334d60

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