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The Criminal Liability of a British Soldier Merely for Participating in the Iraq War 2003: A Response to Chilcot Evidence

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The Criminal Liability of a British Soldier Merely for Participating in the Iraq War 2003: A Response to Chilcot Evidence. / Rowe, Peter.
In: Criminal Law Review, Vol. n/a, No. 10, 2010, p. 752-760.

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Rowe, P 2010, 'The Criminal Liability of a British Soldier Merely for Participating in the Iraq War 2003: A Response to Chilcot Evidence', Criminal Law Review, vol. n/a, no. 10, pp. 752-760.

APA

Rowe, P. (2010). The Criminal Liability of a British Soldier Merely for Participating in the Iraq War 2003: A Response to Chilcot Evidence. Criminal Law Review, n/a(10), 752-760.

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Rowe P. The Criminal Liability of a British Soldier Merely for Participating in the Iraq War 2003: A Response to Chilcot Evidence. Criminal Law Review. 2010;n/a(10):752-760.

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Rowe, Peter. / The Criminal Liability of a British Soldier Merely for Participating in the Iraq War 2003 : A Response to Chilcot Evidence. In: Criminal Law Review. 2010 ; Vol. n/a, No. 10. pp. 752-760.

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