Terrorism
Subtitle: Protection of Witnesses And Collaborators of Justice (Terrorism and Law)
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: December 31, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9789287158116
Subjects: Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Political Science; Politics/International Relations
Description: In order to combat terrorism, states often rely on the testimony of people who are closely connected to terrorist groups and who are more vulnerable than others to the use of intimidation against them or against people close to them. This may endanger the success of prosecutions often based on long and complicated investigations. Strengthening international cooperation in this field is a useful means to ensure the protection of those persons whose protection would prove difficult on a merely national basis, given the conditions in the country where they are located. This publication contains the recently adopted standards in this field as well as a survey of national laws and practice in Council of Europe member and observer states together with an analytical report.--Publisher's description.