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01 May 2003

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Blair was told it would be illegal to occupy Iraq, John Kampfner. New Statesman 26.5.03, pp16-18. When Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith advised Tony Blair that British military action in Iraq was lawful Blair published it. Such openness was not on display six days into the war when Goldsmith "told Blair and his senior ministers that all US and British activity in Iraq from the end of the war, beyond essential maintenance, would be unlawful without specific authorisation from the UN." This article has the full text of Goldsmith's "confidential" memorandum.

A Review of Recent Youth Justice Reforms in England and Wales, Shauna Mullan & David O'Mahony. Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency Report no. 8 2002, pp.64. Evaluation of the workings of criminal Justice reforms in England and Wales under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 and their impact on the Justice (NI) Act 2002.

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