Handbook on criminal justice responses to terrorism
By: [Yvon Dandurand]
Contributors: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Series: Criminal justice handbook series; Criminal justice handbook series
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9789211302707
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice; Legal status, laws; Prevention; Terrorists; Terrorism; Terrorism investigation
Notes: "Finalized drawing on texts prepared by Yvon Dandurand"--T.p. verso.

At head of title: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna.

"United Nations Publication Sales No. E.09.IV.2"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part One: Introduction and legal context; title: Introduction; title: Importance of an effective rule of law-based criminal justice response to terrorism; title: Terrorism and international law; title: Part Two: Key components of an effective criminal justice response to terrorism; title: Introduction; title: Role of policymakers and legislators; title: Role of law enforcement; title: Role of prosecutors; title: Role of defense counsel; title: Role of the judiciary; title: Issues and challenges concerning detention; title: Role of the criminal justice system in protecting the rights of victims of terrorist crimes; title: Part Three: Criminal accountability and oversight mechanisms; title: Oversight of law enforcement; title: Oversight of lawyers and prosecutors; title: Oversight of the judiciary; title: Prison oversight and inspections; title: Conclusion.