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Phil Shiner, human rights lawyer

Stephen Sackur talks to Phil Shiner, a human rights lawyer who is locked in a legal battle with the British government on behalf of Iraqis tortured by British soldiers.

Stephen Sackur interviews human rights lawyer Phil Shiner.

Are British forces in overseas wars bound by the standard of British human rights law? Stephen Sackur talks to Phil Shiner, a human rights lawyer who is locked in a legal battle with the British government on behalf of Iraqis tortured by British soldiers. What legal standards should be applied to British troops?

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Fri 11 Apr 200801:30GMT
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