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- Title
Fanger, folkeret og »brite-finter«.
- Authors
Henriksen, Anders
- Abstract
The article examines why the handling of detainees has been such a sensitive political issue for the Danish Defence and Danish politicians throughout the military campaigns of the last decade, including the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, To that end, the article provides an overview of the relevant international legal framework for governing the detention of individuals in times of armed conflict as well as of the various creative initiatives that was implemented by the Danish government and the military forces in order to avoid accusations of violations of international law. Furthermore, the article explores why it has been - and continues to be - so important to the Danish politicians and the Danish Defence to make sure that no one can question the legality of the way it conducts war. The final part of the article contains some brief remarks on some of the implications of the increasing political emphasis on legality for, among others, lawyers within the civil service.
- Subjects
POLITICIANS; LEGAL status of prisoners; MILITARY law; IMPRISONMENT -- Law &; legislation; WAR (International law)
- Publication
Økonomi & Politik, 2014, Vol 87, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
0030-1906
- Publication type
Article