It must follow from what we have said above
that we are not persuaded that international law, in.
its present state, would regard as clearly established
a duty owed to another State to receive colonial...
belongers or non-belongers into the metropolitan territory
If
moreover, in the present state of customary-
international law, there is any duty owed to another State-
to receive UK nationals into the UK (and we cannot
regard this as being clearly established) it would ·
probably, in our opinion, be a duty in respect only
of those who could be regarded as having their home
in the UK.
Law Officers' Department
2180
December, 1976.
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