Enforcing International Law Norms Against TerrorismAndrea Bianchi Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004 M07 21 - 576 pages The scale and horror of recent terror attacks and the panic which ensued throughout the world has forced policy-makers and international lawyers to re-examine international legal tools available to enforce norms against terrorism. The magnitude of the attacks, the modalities of the operations, the profiles of the terrorists and the transnational structure of some terrorist organisations all cast doubt on the adequacy of the existing political and legal framework to fight terrorism. Due to this perception, governments have increased the intensity of measures to combat terrorist activities such as using military force against States sponsoring terrorism, freezing assets of terrorist organizations, and promulgating national security measures designed to protect the State against would be terrorists. This book comprehensively analyses the suitability of existing international legal tools to enforce rules prohibiting terrorism. Contributions from leading experts in international law examine, among others, questions relating to the proper role of international law in combating terrorism, the legality of covert operations against terrorism, whether the law of armed conflict can be applied to the "war against terror", domestic anti-terror laws and their compatibility with human rights standards, and how to regulate the internet to prevent terrorist usage. In addition, the ways in which States can co-operate together to more effectively investigate terrorist infrastructures and apprehend suspects is focused upon. The interplay between different layers of legal authority at international, regional and domestic levels is also subject to review. This thorough examination of the array of legal means at the international community's disposal to enforce norms against terrorism will allow readers to appreciate the real challenges that terrorism and the responses to it pose to the international legal system. |
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... attacks and the panic which ensued throughout the world has forced policy-makers and international lawyers to re-examine international legal tools available to enforce norms against terrorism. The magnitude of the attacks, the ...
... attacks and the panic which ensued throughout the world has forced policy-makers and international lawyers to re-examine international legal tools available to enforce norms against terrorism. The magnitude of the attacks, the ...
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... attacks in New York and Washington. The sense of bewilderment and dismay at the brutality of terrorist violence ... attack in Madrid is still a vivid memory. It has not been the only attack since 11 September 2001. Presumably, it will ...
... attacks in New York and Washington. The sense of bewilderment and dismay at the brutality of terrorist violence ... attack in Madrid is still a vivid memory. It has not been the only attack since 11 September 2001. Presumably, it will ...
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... attack to a State, assuming that the proof of attribution of the acts to Al-Qaeda and of the complicity of the Taliban is sufficient), renders this debate rather moot (ie whether we are dealing with an armed attack in the meaning of ...
... attack to a State, assuming that the proof of attribution of the acts to Al-Qaeda and of the complicity of the Taliban is sufficient), renders this debate rather moot (ie whether we are dealing with an armed attack in the meaning of ...
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... attacks against the United States, but stemmed more from the reach and capacity for harm of international terrorism that was revealed by these events, and which poses an acute generalised threat to world public order at large. The ...
... attacks against the United States, but stemmed more from the reach and capacity for harm of international terrorism that was revealed by these events, and which poses an acute generalised threat to world public order at large. The ...
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... ATTACKS OF 11 September 2001 led President Bush to dramatically declare “war” on terrorism. But what exactly does ... attack Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq shed any more light on this question? This seems quite doubtful if one accepts ...
... ATTACKS OF 11 September 2001 led President Bush to dramatically declare “war” on terrorism. But what exactly does ... attack Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq shed any more light on this question? This seems quite doubtful if one accepts ...
Contents
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International Terrorism as an Individual Crime Jurisdictional Issues Human Rights Standards and Beyond | 211 |
International Terrorism and Economic Activities Old and New Challenges for International Law Enforcement Mechanisms | 375 |
Conclusions | 489 |
Index | 535 |
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