▁the ▁outer ▁islands ▁did ▁not ▁threaten ▁US ▁security , ▁and ▁un accept able , ▁in ▁that ▁no ▁consideration ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Ch ag os si ans . ▁On ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁legit imate ▁expectation , ▁the ▁diss ent ers ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁statement ▁should ▁be ▁" const ru ed ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁ordinary ▁meaning ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁attached ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁those , ▁princip ally ▁the ▁Ch ag os si ans ▁and ▁their ▁supp or ters , ▁to ▁whom ▁it ▁was ▁directed "; ▁B ingham ▁saw ▁the ▁ordinary ▁meaning ▁as ▁being ▁that ▁the ▁Ch ag os si ans ▁would ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁ ▁Sign ific ance ▁B anc ou lt ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁case ▁to ▁directly ▁state ▁that , ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁legit imate ▁expectation , ▁the ▁information ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁re lied ▁upon , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁det r iment . ▁In ▁prior ▁cases ▁it ▁was ▁simply ▁an ▁additional ▁element , ▁and ▁not ▁explicitly ▁required . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁B anc ou lt ▁raised ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁Or ders ▁in ▁Council , ▁given ▁that ▁it ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁courts ▁are ▁unw illing ▁to ▁review ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁executive ▁legisl ation ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁political ▁elements ▁in ▁play . ▁The ▁decision ▁also ▁raised ▁" the ▁classic ▁problem ▁of ▁bal ancing ▁human ▁rights ▁issues ▁and ▁concerns ▁rel ating ▁to ▁security ▁and ▁defence ". ▁ ▁The ▁public ▁and ▁academic ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁negative . ▁Thomas ▁Po ole ▁considered ▁that ▁the ▁Law