“British servicemen who filmed hundreds of interrogation sessions at a secret prison near Basra which has been described as ‘the UK’s Abu Ghraib’ may be guilty of war crimes, the high court heard today.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s programme of deporting failed asylum seekers to Iraq has been thrown into confusion after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that forcible returns to Baghdad should be suspended immediately because of an upsurge in sectarian violence and suicide bombings.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Evidence of systematic and brutal mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at a secret British military interrogation centre that is being described as the UK’s Abu Ghraib emerged today during high court proceedings brought by more than 200 former inmates.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v F and M [2010] EWCA Crim 2437; [2010] WLR (D) 276
“An Order in Council, made pursuant to s 1 of the United Nations Act 1946 to give effect to a United Nations Security Council Resolution, could include the creation of a serious criminal offence for a breach of the Order, even though there was a substantial delay between the adoption of the Resolution and the creation of the offence.”
WLR Daily, 3rd November 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Lawyers acting for more than 140 Iraqi civilians who allege they suffered torture and inhuman and degrading treatment at the hands of British soldiers and interrogators go to the High Court today seeking a wide-ranging public inquiry.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Members of panel are believed to be concerned about damaging and conflicting evidence revealed since former PM’s last appearance.”
The Guardian, 26th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Human rights lawyers have claimed that the UK had no legal case for its 2003 invasion of Iraq, in a submission to the Chilcot Inquiry seen by the Gazette.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th October 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The former Labour government’s top legal adviser during the Iraq war has questioned whether the British military justice system is fit for purpose.”
BBC News, 27th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Ministry of Defence press officer who claimed he suffered from stress-related illnesses after being ‘frugal with the truth’ about troops’ safety in Iraq has settled his case with his employer.”
BBC News, 4th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Nick Clegg was tonight (21 July) forced to clarify his position on the Iraq war after he stood up at the dispatch box of the House of Commons and pronounced the invasion illegal.”
The Guardian, 21st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Al-Jedda v Secretary of State for Defence [2010] EWCA Civ 758; [2010] WLR (D) 182
“The claimant’s right under Iraqi law not to be deprived of his liberty ‘except in accordance with the law and based on a decision by a competent judicial authority’ and his right not to be kept in custody ‘except according to a judicial decision’ were not infringed by his internment without trial until 30 December 2007 after arrest by British forces in Basra on 10 October 2004. The essence of the internee’s constitutional rights did not require that his detention be sanctioned by a judge either at its outset or on its continuation, but consisted rather in having the decision made by a person with judicial qualities.”
WLR Daily, 14th July 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Claims that British soldiers used water torture on a badly beaten Iraqi man before unlawfully handing him over to US interrogators are being investigated by the Ministry of Defence. The troubling case includes the first evidence before a UK court of British soldiers being directly involved in a joint torture operation with US forces.”
The Independent, 16th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The government’s interrogation guidelines for intelligence officers are facing their first legal challenge, less than a week after they were published as part of David Cameron’s attempt to signal a break with the counter-terrorism practices of the Labour administration.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence is facing a further series of court battles that may shed more damaging light on the conduct of British troops in Iraq, after it emerged that many more civilians died in army custody than previously thought.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tony Blair was warned by his government’s chief law officer that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal the day before he privately assured President George Bush he would support US-led military action, documents released today by the Chilcot inquiry reveal.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.”
BBC News, 30th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War will resume public hearings today after a break of nearly four months because of the general election.”
The Independent, 29th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Government has paid off more than 1,000 innocent Iraqis hit by botched British military operations that resulted in deaths, injuries and major damage to property.”
The Independent, 16th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Government lawyers have warned high court judges that last-minute legal challenges should not be allowed to ‘disrupt or delay’ a deportation flight to Baghdad due to leave Britain early tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two former Labour defence ministers are to be questioned at a public inquiry about the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by British troops.”
BBC News, 27th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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