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Interview with Rashleigh Jackson, conducted 27 January 2015 in Demerara, Guyana, as part of the Commonwealth Oral History Project. The project aims to produce a unique digital research resource on the oral history of the Commonwealth since 1965 through sixty oral history interviews with leading figures in the recent history of the organisation. It will provide an essential research tool for anyone investigating the history of the Commonwealth and will serve to promote interest in and understanding of the organisation. Biography: Jackson, Rashleigh Edond. 1929- . Born in New Amsterdam, British Guiana. Joined the civil service in 1949. Received scholarship to study in the United Kingdom, 1954. Educated at the University of London and University of Leicester. Teacher at Queen's College Secondary School, Guyana, 1957-64. Joined Ministry of External Affairs (later renamed 'Foreign Affairs') in 1964, becoming Permanent Secretary in 1968. Permanent Representative of Guyana at the United Nations in New York and President of the UN Council for Namibia, 1973-78. Foreign Minister of Guyana, 1978-1990. Recipient of the Order of Roraima of Guyana, 1991.

58Jurisdiction — In general — Territorial — Objective territorial jurisdiction — Theft of motor vehicle in Canada — Prosecution in Massachusetts — The law of the United States

478Relationship of international law and municipal law — Act of State doctrine — Alleged violations of international law and Australian law by Australian officials — Allegation that Australian officials aided and abetted torture and ill-treatment by officials of foreign States — Whether justiciable in Australian courtsHuman rights — Torture — Prohibition of torture a jus cogens rule — Whether status of rule affecting justiciability of alleged breach — Detention of applicant at Guantánamo Bay — Allegations of torture — The law of Australia

591State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Employment — Employment at foreign embassy — Termination of employment — Action for unfair dismissal — Waiver of immunity — Scope — Applicant seeking leave to amend application in order to add new complaint — Whether defendant State entitled to resist amendment on ground it would not have waived immunity in respect of new complaint — The law of England

447State immunity — Jurisdictional immunity — Onus of establishing applicability of exception to State immunity — Action for damages against foreign State and its instrumentality — Whether caveat lodged as part of divorce proceedings preventing repatriation of funds constitutes unlawful taking without compensation and contrary to international law — The law of the United States

Diplomatic and consular intercourse and privileges — Consuls — Position and functions of consuls — Whether consul an agent of the country he represents for the purpose of receiving service of process — The law of the United States

States as International persons — Sovereignty and independence — In foreign relations — Request for extradition — Whether executive empowered in the absence of statutory authority — Whether power limited to making requests to foreign States with which there are extradition treaties — Statutory restrictions on the power of the executive — Effect — The law of Australia

Mandates — Nationality in Mandated Territories — Mandate for New Guinea.Belligerent Occupation — Effect on Nationality — Australian Occupation of New Guinea.327Nationality — Effect of Belligerent Occupation — Effect of Class "C" Mandate — Person Born in German New Guinea.