The Iraq War and International Law - Phil Shiner (Editor) (2008)

The Iraq War and International Law
Edited by Phil Shiner & Andrew Williams (2008)

The decision by the US and UK governments to use military force against Iraq in 2003, and the subsequent occupation and administration of Iraq, has brought into sharp focus fundamental fault lines in international law. The decision to invade, the conduct of the war and occupation, and the mechanisms used to administer Iraq all challenge the international legal community, placing it at a crossroads. When can the use of force be justified? What are the limits of military operations? What strength does international criminal law possess in the face of such interventions? How effective is the international regime of human rights in these circumstances? How the law now responds and develops in the light of these matters will be of fundamental global importance for the 21st Century. It is an issue of considerable political and legal concern. As a topical and insightful study, The Iraq War and International Law explores this legal territory. It examines a number of issues fundamental to the future direction of international law in the war's aftermath. It adopts both practical and academic perspectives in order to scrutinize key questions and considers the possible trajectories that international law might now follow.

About the Editors:

Andrew Williams is an Associate Professor in the School of Law at the University of Warwick, and author of 'EU Human Rights Policies: A Study in Irony' (2004 OUP) as well as a number of journal articles on human rights.

Phil Shiner is an Honorary Professor at the London Metropolitan University and a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics. He has also been active as a human rights practitioner litigating various cases in UK courts concerning the death and torture of Iraqi civilians in detention and the unlawful killings of civilians by forces exercising policing functions.

A reviewer wrote:

…adds exceptionally useful insights about the legal construct of this somewhat sprawling subject. Its authors are a veritable Who's who of experts in International Law, who represent a diverse array of represented countries…This work product is well-written, well-documented, and an excellent resource for authoritative assessments of the daunting issues that will surely extend into at least the next generation of International Law quagmires spawned by the Iraq War. Amercian Society of International Law newsletter issue 39, May 09 As an intellectual signpost this compilation is as stimulating for academics as it is for practitioners. The former will gain a horizon-widening experience through certain landscapes of contemporary ius belli, without the risk of losing themselves in the lofty regions of idealism…The latter may gain more understanding of certain thought-provoking opinions and conclusions, not only in the laws of armed conflict but also those of human rights…A detailed introduction, tables of litigation and cases and a thorough index, complete this interesting compilation.

As an intellectual signpost this compilation is as stimulating for academics as it is for practitioners.

- Jan P. P. Ganschow
- Journal of International Law of Peace & Armed Conflict, Volume 22, 2009

CONTENTS:
Preface ......................................................................................................................... v
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................... vii
List of Contributors ................................................................................................... xi
Table of Cases .......................................................................................................... xiii
Table of Legislation ................................................................................................. xxi
1 The Iraq War and International Law: By Way of an Introduction ............... 1
Andrew Williams
2 The Iraq War, International Law and the Search for
Legal Accountability ........................................................................................ 17
Phil Shiner
3 The Challenges of Counter-proliferation: Law and Policy of the
Iraq Intervention ............................................................................................. 55
Daniel H Joyner
4 The Iraq War: Issues of International Humanitarian Law
and International Criminal Law .................................................................... 95
Nicholas Grief
5 International Criminal Law and Iraq .......................................................... 117
Andrew Williams
6 Complicity before the International Criminal Tribunals
and Jurisdiction over Iraq ............................................................................. 145
William A Schabas
7 The Continuing Occupation? Issues of Joint and
Several Liability and Effective Control ........................................................ 161
Christine Chinkin
8 A Plurality of Responsible Actors: International Responsibility
for Acts of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq ............................ 185
Stefan Talmon
9 Justiciability in the Areas of Foreign Relations and Defence .................... 231
Rabinder Singh
10 Responsibility for Troops Abroad: UN-Mandated Forces
and Issues of Human Rights Accountability ............................................... 265
Keir Starmer
11 How will the European Court of Human Rights deal with the
UK in Iraq? Lessons from Turkey and Russia ............................................. 285
Bill Bowring
12 The Future for International Law after Iraq ............................................... 313
Sir Nigel Rodley
13 Between Hope and Despair: The Iraq War and International
Law Futures? ................................................................................................... 329
Jayan Nayar
Index ....................................................................................................................... 349

# Hardcover: 352 pages
# Publisher: Hart Publishing; illustrated edition edition (August 18, 2008)
# ISBN-10: 1841136697
# ISBN-13: 978-1841136691

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