Coalition Wars Against Iraq and Afghanistan : In the Courts of the UK, Ireland and the US - Significance for Australia

Professor Lindell explores the role of judicial review in the conduct of foreign affairs. He canvasses five kinds of cases in the UK, Ireland, and the USA which have concerned or arisen out of the recent military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan: Situation A: The legality according to the rules of public international law of the Coalition invasion of Iraq in 2003, whether raised directly in civil pro­ceedings or indirectly in criminal pro­ceedings; Situation B: The legality according to the rules of public international law of a neutral country (Ireland) participating in the war; Situation C: The constitutional legality of the US invading Iraq in 2003, allegedly without obtaining the Congressional approval, and the legality of the Irish Government participating, allegedly without obtaining the approval of the Dail (lower House of the Irish Parliament); Situation D: The legal responsibility of the UK Government for failing to seek the release of one of its citizens from Guantanamo Bay; Situation E: The legal validity of two expropriation decrees.Lindell, Geoffrey is the author of 'Coalition Wars Against Iraq and Afghanistan : In the Courts of the UK, Ireland and the US - Significance for Australia', published 2005 under ISBN 9781862875784 and ISBN 1862875782.