| CONTENTS |
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| Foreword by Lord Murray, former Lord
Advocate of Scotland
Preface
Summary of Citizens’ Legal Actions
Some Abbreviations used in the text |
pages 1 to 8 |
| Part I: A Citizens' Inquiry concerning the
legality of a prospective
use of force by the United Kingdom against Iraq (11 October 2002)
1. The Case Against War:
Skeleton Argument of Rabinder Singh QC & Janet Kentridge
8 October 2002 |
pages 9 to 32 |
| 2. The Case for War:
Skeleton Argument by Julian Knowles
9 October 2002 |
pages 33 to 44 |
| 3. Adjudication of Professor Colin Warbrick:
30 October 2002 |
pages 45 to 59 |
| Part II: CND legal challenge to the
Government: in the matter of the
potential use of armed Force by the United Kingdom against Iraq and in
the matter of reliance for that use of force on United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1441
4. An Opinion given to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Rabinder Singh QC and Charlotte Kilroy
15 November 2002 |
pages 60 to 74 |
| 5. Claim Form and Grounds for the Judicial
Review
Michael Fordham, Rabinder Singh QC and Charlotte Kilroy
28 November 2002 |
pages 75 to 99 |
| 6. The Argument against a Judicial Review:
Skeleton Argument of Philip Sales &
Jemima Stratford for the Treasury Solicitor,
5 December 2002 |
pages 100 to 109 |
| 7. The CND case presented to the High Court:
Skeleton Argument of Rabinder Singh QC,
Michael Fordham and Charlotte Kilroy,
6 December 2002 |
pages 110 to 121 |
| 8. The High Court Judgment:
Judgment of Lord Justice Simon Brown,
Mr Justice Maurice Kay and Mr Justice Richards
17 December 2002 |
pages 122 to 153 |
| Part III: The BBC’s Shadow
"Judicial Review" by the "Today"
Programme
9. Adjudication of Professor Vaughan Lowe
19 December 2002 |
pages 154 to 179 |
| Part IV: Lead-up to Hostilities.
10. Further Opinion of Rabinder Singh QC & Charlotte Kilroy
on the potential use of armed force by the UK against Iraq
relating to Resolutions 678 and 1441,
23 January 2003 |
pages 180 to 189 |
| 11. Further Opinion of Rabinder Singh QC &
Charlotte Kilroy
Made public 3 March 2003 on the potential use of armed force
by the UK against Iraq following Resolution 678 |
pages 190 to 197 |
| 12. Attorney General's Parliamentary Written
Answer
on the legality of hostilities against Iraq,
17 March 2003 |
page 198 |
| 13. Response to the Attorney General’s
Statement by
Rabinder Singh QC and Charlotte Kilroy,
18 March 2003 |
pages 199 to 201 |
| Part V: Aftermath
14. Opinion of Rabinder Singh QC & Charlotte Kilroy
on the legality of the use of force against Iraq and the alleged
existence of weapons of mass destruction
6 June 2003 |
page 202 to 211 |
| 15. Opinion of of Rabinder Singh QC &
Charlotte Kilroy on the
legality of the occupation of Iraq by UK armed forces,
23 July 2003. |
page 212 to 234 |
| Appendix: Notice to Her Majesty’s
Government
regarding War Crimes
16. Letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair
from Public Interest Lawyers
22 January 2003 |
page 235 to 238 |
| 17. Letter to Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon
from Public Interest Lawyers
22 January 2003 |
page 239 to 265 |
| Bibliography |
pages 266 to 268 |
