Enforcing international law norms against terrorism
By: edited by Andrea Bianchi, with the editorial assistance of Yasmin Naqvi.
Contributors: Bianchi, Andrea.; Naqvi, Yasmin.
Series: Studies in international law ;; v. 4; Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ;; v. 4
Publisher: Hart Pub.; Hart Publishing
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; Portland, Ore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 549
Subjects: Terrorism.; Law enforcement.
Description: "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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Papers originally presented in a conference held at the Catholic University, Milan, on 10-11 May 2002.
Table of contents: title: State sponsors of terrorism : issues of international responsibility / Pierre-Marie Dupuy; title: The legality of covert operations against terrorism in foreign states / Natalino Ronzitti; title: The war against terrorism and jus in bello : are the Geneva Conventions out of date? / Luigi Condorelli and Yasmin Naqvi; title: The treatment of terrorist suspects captured abroad : human rights and humanitarian law / Silvia Borelli; title: Arresting terrorism : criminal jurisdiction and international relations / Madeline Morris; title: The UN Security Council and international terrorism / Bardo Fassbender; title: Countering catastrophic terrorism : an American view / Ruth Wedgwood; title: The action of the European Union to combat international terrorism / August Reinisch; title: Fighting against international terrorism : the Latin American response / Michelangela Scalabrino; title: Terrorism as an international crime / Antonio Cassese; title: The exercise of criminal jurisdiction over international terrorism / Robert Kolb; title: Terrorism, national measures, and international supervision / Andrew Clapham; title: National courts and the 'War on Terrorism' / Eyal Benvenisti; title: The rendition of terrorist suspects to the United States : human rights and the limits of international cooperation / Silvia Borelli; title: Freezing the assets of international terrorist organisations / Luca G. Radicati de Brozolo and Mauro Megliani; title: The fight against the financing of terrorism between judicial and regulatory cooperation / Anna Gardella; title: The Internet and terrorist activities / Ugo Draetta; title: Cyberterrorism : a new challenge for international law / Richard Garnett and Paul Clarke; title: Enforcing international law norms against terrorism : achievements and prospects / Andrea Bianchi.