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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788038803321

Titolo

Investigating operational incidents in a military context : law, justice, politics / / edited by David W. Lovell ; contributors, Thomas E. Ayres [and nine others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill Nijhoff, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-27710-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Collana

International Humanitarian Law Series ; ; Volume 43

Disciplina

363.25/938

Soggetti

War crimes investigation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary material / Editors Investigating Operational Incidents in a Military Context: Law, Justice, Politics -- Introduction: The Challenges of Investigating Operational Incidents / David W. Lovell -- A Strategic Commander’s Perspective / Rear Admiral James Goldrick -- Bloody Sunday: Politics, Truth and Justice in the Widgery and Saville Inquiries / David Blaazer -- The Maxim of Thucydides: Transparency, Fact-Finding, and Accountability in East Timor / Clinton Fernandes -- The UK in Basra and the Death of Baha Mousa / Rachel Kerr -- Haditha: A Case Study in Response to War Crimes / Tom Ayres -- Investigating Violations of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law through an International Commission of Inquiry: Libya and Beyond / Annemarie Devereux -- Ethics or Politics? The Palmer Commission Report on the 2010 Gaza Flotilla Incident / Deane-Peter Baker -- The Challenges of Green-on-Blue Investigations in Afghanistan / Clive Williams -- The Tension between Secrecy and Transparency: Investigations in the ‘Wiki Age’ / David W. Lovell -- The Emerging Paradigm for Operational Incident Investigation / Rob McLaughlin -- Bibliography / Editors Investigating Operational Incidents in a Military Context: Law, Justice, Politics -- Index / Editors Investigating Operational Incidents in a Military Context: Law, Justice, Politics.

Sommario/riassunto

‘Operational incidents’ denotes misconduct, misdeeds or mishaps that



occur on military operations, whether concerning the mistreatment of enemy soldiers, offences against civilians, conflict of varying levels within one’s own forces, or accidents that lead to injury or death within a theatre of operations. Alleged breaches of IHL or the disciplinary regulations of particular militaries require at the very least an initial assessment to determine the facts and then, if warranted, a more substantial investigation. The need for robust investigations, however, is not always matched by the will and the ability to undertake them. There is at last a sufficient body of experience on which we can reflect, in this volume, on such investigations, their challenges, and their likely evolution.