Nick Clegg’s ‘illegal’ Iraq war gaffe prompts legal warning – The Guardian

Posted July 22nd, 2010 in illegality, Iraq, news, parliament, war by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 21st July 2010

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Chilcot inquiry: Iraq papers show Lord Goldsmith’s warning to Tony Blair – The Guardian

Posted July 1st, 2010 in attorney general, documents, illegality, inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“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.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2010

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Supreme court quashes troops’ human rights ruling – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2010 in armed forces, human rights, inquests, news, Supreme Court, war by sally

“The country’s highest court today quashed a landmark ruling that British soldiers serving abroad are protected by human rights laws at all times.”

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The Independent, 30th June 2010

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Supreme court to rule on human rights of soldiers – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2010 in armed forces, human rights, news, Supreme Court, war by sally

“The Supreme Court rules today on a Government challenge to a landmark ruling that British soldiers serving abroad are protected by human rights laws.”

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The Independent, 30th June 2010

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Iraq war inquiry to resume public hearings – The Independent

Posted June 29th, 2010 in inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War will resume public hearings today after a break of nearly four months because of the general election.”

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The Independent, 29th June 2010

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£8m: Britain’s compensation bill for dead and injured Iraqis – The Independent

Posted June 16th, 2010 in compensation, Iraq, news, victims, war by sally

“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.”

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The Independent, 16th June 2010

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AWOL soldier loses sentence appeal – The Independent

Posted April 22nd, 2010 in appeals, armed forces, news, post-traumatic stress disorder, war by sally

“A soldier who went absent without leave as he was about to be deployed to Afghanistan lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his nine-month sentence today.”

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The Independent, 21st April 2010

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Human rights alliance demands inquiry into UK torture role – The Guardian

Posted March 22nd, 2010 in inquiries, intelligence services, news, torture, war by sally

“Human rights groups have joined forces with a group of British MPs to campaign for an independent inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition during the so-called war on terror.”

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The Guardian, 22nd March 2010

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Iraq war was illegal, says former lord chief justice – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2010 in illegality, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The Guardian once ­described Lord ‘call me Tom’ Bingham as ‘the radical who is leading a new English revolution’. That would not ­necessarily be your impression on meeting the gentlemanly, old-school 76-year-old who, when I arrive at his tall-ceilinged, book-lined, art-filled mansion flat in Notting Hill, west ­London, immediately makes me ­ coffee, served in a silver pot. If this is ­revolution, it will not be instant.”

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The Guardian, 8th February 2010

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Lord Goldsmith told two different truths, says legal expert – The Observer

Posted February 8th, 2010 in attorney general, illegality, Iraq, news, war by sally

“Fresh questions have been raised about how Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, came to back the use of military force in Iraq after one of the UK’s leading legal experts highlighted apparent contradictions in his testimonies before two official inquiries.”

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The Observer, 7th February 2010

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Lawyers want UK public inquiry into Iraq abuse – BBC News

Posted February 5th, 2010 in armed forces, inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“A group of lawyers is attempting to secure a public inquiry into how UK forces treated detainees in Iraq.”

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BBC News, 5th February 2010

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Government ordered to reveal Iraq legal advice – The Independent

Posted February 1st, 2010 in freedom of information, human rights, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The Government’s most senior legal advisers broke the law by refusing to tell The Independent who was given crucial advice about the treatment of prisoners during the war in Iraq, the Freedom of Information watchdog has ruled.”

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The Independent, 1st February 2010

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Lawcast164: The legal basis for the Iraq War and Lord Goldsmith’s opinion with Carl Gardner – Charon QC

Posted January 28th, 2010 in illegality, Iraq, podcasts, war by sally

“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, a former government lawyer in Tony Blair’s administration and author of the Head of Legal blog, about the legality of the War in Iraq.”

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Charon QC, 27th January 2010

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“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Iraq war was illegal, top lawyer will tell Chilcot inquiry – The Guardian

Posted January 25th, 2010 in illegality, inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“Tony Blair’s decision to take Britain to war in Iraq was illegal, the Foreign Office’s former chief legal adviser will tell the Chilcot inquiry this week.”

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The Guardian, 24th January 2010

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Iraq war inquiry told attorney general changed mind over legality of invasion – The Guardian

Posted January 14th, 2010 in attorney general, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The attorney general materially changed his advice on the legality of military action against Iraq a few days before the invasion, the inquiry into the war was told today.”

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The Guardian, 13th January 2010

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Untouchable: Blair to give Iraq War evidence in secret – The Independent

Posted December 14th, 2009 in inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“Key parts of Tony Blair’s evidence to the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq War will be held in secret, sources close to the hearings revealed last night.”

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The Independent, 13th December 2009

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‘Sycophant’ Tony Blair used deceit to justify Iraq war, says former DPP – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2009 in Iraq, news, war by sally

“Sir Ken Macdonald, director of public prosecutions between 2003 and 2008, says Blair misled and cajoled the British people into a war they didn’t want.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2009

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Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war incapable of deciding on legality – judges – The Guardian

Posted November 24th, 2009 in inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The Chilcot inquiry is incapable of addressing the key issue of whether the invasion of Iraq was legal, senior judicial figures have said, adding to the controversy surrounding the inquiry’s legitimacy.”

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The Guardian, 23rd November 2009

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Date set for Iraq war public hearings – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2009 in inquiries, Iraq, news, war by sally

“The first public hearings at the long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war will take place next month, the panel’s chairman has announced.”

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The Guardian, 29th October 2009

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Widow loses damages action over husband killed in Iraq – The Independent

Posted September 25th, 2009 in armed forces, damages, Iraq, negligence, news, war by sally

“The widow of a security consultant shot dead during an ambush in Iraq lost her High Court damages action today.”

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The Independent, 25th September 2009

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