Rethinking the law of armed conflict in an age of terrorism
By: edited by Christopher Ford and Amichai Cohen
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780739166536; 9780739166543
Subjects: Terrorism; Law and legislation; Terrorism (International law); Prevention; Combatants and noncombatants (International law)
Description: "Ten years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Rethinking the Law of Armed Conflict in an Age of Terrorism, edited by Christopher Ford and Amichai Cohen, brings together a range of interdisciplinary experts to examine the problematic encounter between international law and challenges presented by conflicts between developed states and nonstate actors, such as international terrorist groups. Through examinations of the counter-terrorist experiences of the United States, Israel, and Colombia--coupled with legal and historical analyses of trends in international humanitarian law--the authors place post-9/11 practice in the context of the international legal community's broader struggle over the substantive content of international rules constraining state behavior in irregular wars and explore trends in the development of these rules"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction- Rethinking Armed Conflict in an Age of Terrorismby Christopher A. FordChapter One- The Law that Turned Against Its Drafters: Guerrilla-Combatants and the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventionsby Ariel ZemachChapter Two- The Strange Pretensions of Contemporary Humanitarian Lawby Jeremy RabkinChapter Three- Targeted Killing: The Israeli Experienceby Steven DavidChapter Four- Guarding the Guards in the War on Terrorismby Yuval ShanyChapter Five- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Puzzle: We Know How We Got Here; title: Now, What Do We Do?by John H. ShenefieldChapter Six- Terrorism-related Adjudicationby Amichai CohenChapter Seven- Necessity, Proportionality, and the Distinction in Non-Traditional Conflicts: The Unfortunate Case Study of the Goldstone Reportby Elizabeth SamsonChapter Eight- Confronting Terrorism: Human Rights Law, or the Law of War?by Juan Carlos Gomez RamirezChapter Nine- Living in the 'New Normal': Modern War, Nonstate Actors, and the Future of Lawby Christopher A. FordChapter Ten- Some Conclusions and Thoughts for the Futureby Amichai CohenAbout the AuthorsIndex.