War crimes and questions on justice in asymmetric warfare: the case of Iraq

Hamourtziadou, Lily and Skerritt, Leon (2024) War crimes and questions on justice in asymmetric warfare: the case of Iraq. Journal of Global Faultlines, 11 (1). pp. 9-26. ISSN 2397-7825

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Abstract

The concepts of human rights and international justice are products of the 20th century and of the so-called enlightened Western civilisation. As the 21st century began, the War on Terror was declared by the US–UK coalition, leading to hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths in the Middle East, as well as long-lasting insecurity in all areas of human life. Yet more than 20 years on, justice and accountability are still pending, when it comes to state violence, while a policy of “kill-not-capture” has dominated responses to violent non-state actors, such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters, hampering any efforts at reconciliation and peace, and adding to regional and global injustice and insecurity.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.13169/jglobfaul.11.1.0009
Dates:	Date Event 2 January 2024 Accepted 30 May 2024 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	justice, terrorism, state terrorism, Iraq, human rights, victims, war crimes, human security
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-02 - sociology CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-03 - politics > CAH15-03-01 - politics CAH16 - law > CAH16-01 - law > CAH16-01-01 - law
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice
Depositing User:	Lily Hamourtziadou
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2023 14:18
Last Modified:	11 Jun 2024 12:49
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14577

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