"Court says UK soldiers’ families can sue over Iraq deaths" Associated Press, June 20, 2013
LONDON — The families of several British soldiers killed or injured in Iraq can sue the government for failing to protect them, the country’s highest court ruled Wednesday....
The government argued that the soldiers were outside British jurisdiction — and so not subject to European human rights law — and that the deaths were covered by the principle of combat immunity, which excludes battlefield operations from legal liability for negligence....
Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said he was ‘‘very concerned at the wider implications of this judgment.’’
He said the ruling ‘‘could ultimately make it more difficult for our troops to carry out operations and potentially throws open a wide range of military decisions to the uncertainty of litigation.’’
--more--"
It was "only" a case of ‘‘friendly fire?’’
So when does someone sue Bliar?
