Investigating Operational Incidents in a Military Context ─ Law, Justice, Politics

Lovell presents students, academics, and professionals working in a variety of military contexts with collection of essays that together provide an examination of the investigation of operational incidents in the military, the inherent challenges of investigating within military contexts, and the likely direction future best practices will take. The author has organized the main body of his text in eleven chapters, covering the challenges of investigating operational incidents, a strategic commander’s perspective on investigations, an examination of the Widgery and Saville inquiries, and a variety of other related subjects. David W. Lovell is a faculty member of UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy and the author of many books. Annotation c2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

David W. Lovell, Ph.D. (1985), is a Professor of Political Science at UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy. He has published more than fifteen books on issues of military ethics, the history of political thought, communism and post-communism, Asia-Pacific security and Australian politics, including Protecting Civilians in Violent Conflict (Ashgate, 2012).