Bloody Sunday and the rule of law in Northern Ireland / Dermot P.J. Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Dermot, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law.

Massacres.

History.

Political violence.

Demonstrations.

Derry (Northern Ireland)--History.

Derry (Northern Ireland).

Demonstrations--Northern Ireland--Londonderry--History--20th century.

Political violence--Northern Ireland--Londonderry--History--20th century.

Massacres--Northern Ireland--Londonderry--History--20th century.

Northern Ireland--History--1968-1998.

Northern Ireland.

Law--Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland--Derry.

Physical Description:

xiv, 349 pages : 1 map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

Drawing on original research into explosive evidence which had been concealed for 25 years, this book offers a devastating critique of the official Widgery Inquiry into the mass slaughter of innocent and unarmed civilians by British soldiers on Bloody Sunday. It exposes the Inquiry as a gross denial of justice and the rule of law. Expert analysis of the subordination of law to security policy in Northern Ireland reveals that the Bloody Sunday experience is an integral part of a sustained pattern.

Contents:

Map of the Bogside viii

1 Bloody Sunday 1

2 The Road to Bloody Sunday 15

3 The Widgery Inquiry 54

4 A Flawed Report 85

5 The Soldiers' Statements 113

6 Lethal Force and the Law 157

7 Law and Security Policy since Bloody Sunday 215

8 The Path to Justice 283.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-335) and index.

ISBN:

0312230583

OCLC:

42690120