Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Iraq War and international law : by way of an introduction / Andrew Williams -- The Iraq War, international law and the search for legal accountability / Phil Shiner -- The challenges of counter-proliferation : law and policy of the Iraq intervention / Daniel H Joyner -- The Iraq War : issues of international humanitarian law and international criminal law / Nicholas Grief -- International criminal law and Iraq / Andrew Williams -- Complicity before the international criminal tribunals and jurisdiction over Iraq / William A Schabas -- The continuing occupation? Issues of joint and several liability and effective control / Christine Chinkin -- A plurality of responsible actors : international responsibility for acts of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq / Stefan Talmon -- Justiciability in the areas of foreign relations and defence / Rabinder Singh -- Responsibility for troops abroad : UN-mandated forces and issues of human rights accountability / Keir Starmer -- How will the European Court of Human Rights deal with the UK in Iraq? Lessons from Turkey and Russia / Bill Bowring -- The future for international law after Iraq / Nigel Rodley -- Between hope and despair : the Iraq War and international law futures? / Jayan Nayar.