Detainee Abuse During Op TELIC: 'A Few Rotten Apples'?

by Timothy Wood

Overview

This book reviews the nature of the alleged abuse committed by the UK military forces, exploring the legal paradigm in which the abuse allegedly occurred; the morality of those accused; and the robustness of the accusation of a 'policy of abuse'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137588791
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	11/25/2015
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Group Captain Tim Wood LLM MA RAF (retired) is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Massey University, New Zealand. While in the RAF, he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as the legal adviser to the Commander. His final RAF post was with the Iraq Historic Allegations Prosecution Team.

Table of Contents

1. ECCHR/PIL Allegations of Abuse by British Personnel 2. The Legal Paradigm 3. The Moral Component 4. A Policy of Abuse