Injustice & betrayal
How and why members of the UK's security forces are being abused and betrayed in a game of political intrigue
that privileges our enemies, threatens our National Security and degrades our Defence capabilities
Why this matters
The degrading of Defence
An essay that explains why dislocating the essential bond of trust between members of our security forces and the State threatens national security and degrades our Defence capabilities. Click on the picture below to access the file.
Legal frameworks
A collision of norms
How the gradual intrusion of human rights law into the battlespace weakens the Geneva Conventions and harms the human rights project itself, whilst also neutering our ability to provide robust military solutions during conflict. Click on the image below to access the paper.
Northern Ireland legacy
How relitigating the past postpones reconciliation
Why thirty years of transitional justice must now give way to processes of reconciliation, and why old soldiers and police officers must finally be spared the prospect of yet more investigations and inquiries into events that took place many decades ago. Click on the picture below to read the essay.
Afghanistan & Iraq
Fighting war in a peacetime straightjacket
Why deploying our soldiers into war and then holding them to account for alleged violations of peacetime law represents a profound abrogation of political responsibility. Alarmingly, this carries the stigma of injustice and governmental betrayal... or worse. Click the picture below to view the file.
