Investigating operational incidents in a military context : law, justice, politics /

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Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, ©2015.
Description:xiii, 259 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:International humanitarian law series ; volume 43
International humanitarian law series ; v. 43.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10130940
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Other authors / contributors:Lovell, David W., 1956- editor.
ISBN:9789004277090
9004277099
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-239) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Contributors
  • 1. Introduction: The Challenges of Investigating Operational Incidents
  • 2. A Strategic Commander's Perspective
  • 3. Bloody Sunday: Politics, Truth and Justice in the Widgery and Saville Inquiries
  • 4. The Maxim of Thucydides: Transparency, Fact-Finding, and Accountability in East Timor
  • 5. The UK in Basra and the Death of Baha Mousa
  • 6. Haditha: A Case Study in Response to War Crimes
  • 7. Investigating Violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law through an International Commission of Inquiry: Libya and Beyond
  • 8. Ethics or Politics? The Palmer Commission Report on the 2010 Gaza Flotilla Incident
  • 9. The Challenges of Green-on-Blue Investigations in Afghanistan
  • 10. The Tension between Secrecy and Transparency: Investigations in the ' Wiki Age'
  • 11. The Emerging Paradigm for Operational Incident Investigation
  • Bibliography
  • Index