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HARDtalk - Phil Shiner, human rights lawyer

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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?