British Justice War Crimes and Human Rights Violations - Susan L Kemp Gebunden

This book examines the UK approach to investigating international crimes and serious human rights violations. In 2010 the United Nations Secretary General referred to the emerging system of international justice including the creation of the International Criminal Court as the 'Age of Accountability.' However the UK has sometimes struggled to comply with its international law obligations. Using examples from the post-World War II period to 2018 interviews with leading UK military lawyers and newly disclosed official documents this work explains the legal duties how the UK military and c ivilian justice systems investigate alleged military misconduct and highlights the challenges involved. It provides suggestions on strengthening domestic law and policy and its importance for the UK's legitimacy as an exporter of rule of law expertise. This text is essential reading for practitioners academics government officials and students of international criminal humanitarian or human rights law.