Changes/Events during October 2008:
Appointments, New item on 5th;
Sounding Board, New item on 9th - 5th, 3rd and 1st;
Cases, Buchan case added on 7th, new case added on 3rd;
Military News, New item added on 3rd;
Reading List, New title added on 6th.
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1 QLR War Crimes Trial
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A page dedicated to news items relating to this historic trial of British servicemen accused of abusing Iraqi detainees. This case is of interest to international lawyers as it also concerns the important issue of command responsibility. There is a link to the charges each accused faces.
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