1. Al-Skeini v United Kingdom.
- Author
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COLLINS, PAULINE
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HUMAN rights -- Lawsuits & claims , *LEGAL status of military detainees , *IRAQIS , *GUILTY pleas , *ACTION & defense cases , *IRAQ War, 2003-2011 , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *CRIME victims - Abstract
The article discusses the European Court of Human Rights' ruling in the 2011 case Al-Skeini v. United Kingdom which deals with human rights laws and the treatment of Iraqi civilians and detainees by British soldiers during the occupation phase of the Iraq conflict. Military discipline law and international humanitarian law are addressed, along with guilty pleas, transitional governments, and the Coalitional Provisional Authority (CPA).
- Published
- 2012