Facts
- A taxpayer challenged the validity of the Finance Act 1964, as it contained provisions for the finance of nuclear weapons which was prohibited by the Geneva Convention
Issue
- Could an Act be invalid for breaching international laws
Decision
- No
Reasoning
- Parliament is supreme, even over international law
- This appears to have changed now regarding EU law, though perhaps due simply to the nature of the EU and its explicit legislative dominance according to the EC Act 1972
