"We could never countenance individuals being put beyond the law as has happened at Guantánamo Bay". That period of being beyond the rule of law had now ended, he added, as a result of a supreme court decision allowing the detainees to challenge their incarceration in court.
The corollary, of course, is to make life less appealing if they act as if they are beyond the rules.
"Despite being given many opportunities to do so, the Polish Government has failed to contest that it knew prisoners were being held beyond the rule of law and tortured by the CIA inside their own country.
A spokesperson for Reprieve said that the men in Guantanamo, some of whom have been cleared for release for many years, are choosing to hunger strike to show their "desperation" at being detained "beyond the rule of the law".
They now want an apology, admittance of liability from the Government and a token £1 compensation payment – but in December a High Court judge ruled that their claims are beyond the jurisdiction of the UK courts.
There are many rules that govern the minutiae of Jewish prayer, but these are beyond the scope of this article.
We see directors' pay going up every year, and we see some pay that is just beyond the rule of reason, often paid to former executives of the management company.
The experiences described here are beyond the scope of most people's experiences of going out and Nina's account captures the tension between feeling rules and expression rules.
They are beyond the reach of justice.
Otherwise, rules conceived and implemented locally might not be enforceable to outsiders who do not respect local customs and are beyond the reach of community-imposed punitive actions.
