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Title Investigating operational incidents in a military context : law, justice, politics / edited by David W. Lovell
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2015]
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 259 pages)
Series International humanitarian law series ; Volume 43
International humanitarian law series ; v. 43.
Contents Introduction : the challenges of investigating operational incidents / David W. Lovell -- A strategic commander's perspective / Rear Admiral James Goldrick, RAN (Ret) -- 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
Summary '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.-- Publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and index
Notes English
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Subject War crimes investigation.
Military offenses -- Investigation.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Military offenses -- Investigation
War crimes investigation
Incidents.
War crimes.
Investigation.
International peace and security.
International humanitarian law.
Form Electronic book
Author Lovell, David W., 1956- editor.
ISBN 9789004277106
9004277102