Table of Contents

Contents: Preface Introduction to Military Justice 1. Framing military justice 2. Constitutional laws and the armed forces 3. Emergency powers and internal deployments 4. Prerogative powers and external deployments 5. The use of lethal force 6. Detention and abuse 7. The court martial 8. Rights and protections of soldiers 9. The scales of military justice Index

About the Author

Nigel D. White, Professor of Public International Law, School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK

Reviews

‘This detailed and comprehensive analysis of military justice is a brilliant addition to the lexicon of academic commentary on military justice. It provides a forensic examination of the relationship between soldier and state, and does not duck the difficult issues of dealing with “villains” who are perceived as “heroes” by politicians and the general public. It provides historical context while adding to the ongoing debate about the relevance of a separate system of justice in the modern era.’
*Jeff Blackett, Judge Advocate General of HM Armed Forces 2004-2020*

‘This excellent book provides a concise and deeply nuanced assessment of an operationally vital, politically charged, and intensely contextual field of legal inquiry. Encompassing national and international law, and recognising the practical impact of military capability upon our interpretation and application of this law, Nigel White once again shows us why he is the leading scholar in this field, and a worthy successor to Peter Rowe and Hilaire McCoubrey as its flagbearer.’
*Robert McLaughlin, Australian National University, Australia*

‘The domestic and international legal frameworks that govern the deployment of the United Kingdom’s armed forces and the rights of its members are complex and contested. Adopting an expansive approach to the meaning of military justice, in this book Professor White takes the reader on a journey from the drafting of the Magna Carta to military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the process, he unravels the relationship between the soldier and the state, and provides an engaging and thoughtful analysis of the law that regulates the actions of the armed forces at home and abroad.’
*Alison Duxbury, University of Melbourne, Australia*