British Justice, War Crimes and Human Rights Violations: The Age of Accountability
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Who Is This Book For? -- What Is Accountability? -- Why Investigations? -- Why Focus on Military Misconduct? -- A Note on Materials -- Chapter 2 The UK at a Crossroads -- The ECHR: In, Out or On the Fence? -- Repealing the Human Rights Act -- A British Bill of Rights? -- Withdrawal from the ECHR? -- Widening the Accountability Gap -- The Accusation of "Judicial Creep" into Military Affairs -- The ICC and Alleged UK Crimes -- The UK Reputation as a Rule of Law Exporter -- Chapter 3 International Obligations to Investigate -- The Law of Armed Conflict -- Laws Applying to the UK That Originated Before 1949 -- Laws Applying to the UK that Originated Since 1949 -- Who Does International Law Protect during War? -- Occupation -- Detention -- The UK Approach to IHL and War Crimes -- The Future of IHL Compliance -- International Criminal Law -- Unlawful Killing and Mistreatment in Armed Conflict and Military Occupation -- The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court -- Torture as an International Crime -- Can the UK Derogate from Its Humanitarian and Criminal Law Obligations? -- International Human Rights Law -- Unlawful Killing and Mistreatment as Human Rights Violations -- Not All State Killings Are Unlawful -- A Free-Standing Obligation to Investigate Certain Pre-EHCR Deaths -- Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- The "Hooded Men" Case -- Human Rights in Armed Conflict and Occupation -- What Does the Principle of Lex Specialis Mean for Human Rights During War? -- Can the UK Derogate from Its Human Rights Obligations? -- What about peace-keeping operations -- Would Derogation Affect Reparations for Victims? -- Duties to Investigate -- Sources -- When Is the Duty to Investigate Triggered?.
