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The final report of the Al Sweady Inquiry rebuked British personnel for incidences of ill-treatment but also criticised the honesty of the Iraqi complainants and their representatives. This ‘minor victory’ is only a temporary respite for the British government because ECCHR/PIL have submitted a communication to the ICC that alleges abuse of Iraqi detainees by British personnel that is tantamount to war crimes. This short book reviews the substantive allegations and considers the Legal Paradigm of the conflict in Iraq and the Moral Component of the alleged offenders. It assesses allegations of systemic and systematic abuse or a ‘Policy ofAbuse’. It offers some perspectives and viewpoints about the notion of ‘a few rotten apples’.
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Wood, T. (2016). Introduction. In: Detainee Abuse During Op TELIC: ‘A Few Rotten Apples’?. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-58880-7_1
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