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The Laws of War
Wednesday 30 April 2008 20:00-20:45 (Radio 4 FM)
Repeated: Saturday 3 May 2008 22:15-23:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Clive Anderson presents the series analysing the legal issues of the day.
Our armed forces no longer have exclusive power to try and punish their own. In a series of high-profile cases over recent years, troops in action in Afghanistan and Iraq have had their actions scrutinised in ordinary British civil courts. What legal standards should be applied to troops in the line of fire?
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