Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism

Synopsis

This newly revised and updated second edition of the Research Handbook on International Law and Terrorism provides a comprehensive overview of international counter-terrorism law and practice from the perspectives of human rights, the law of armed conflict, the law on use of force, and international criminal law. Brand new and revised chapters provide critical commentary on the law from leading scholars and practitioners in the field.

Major controversies in the global legal response to terrorism are examined, including up-to-date analyses of the war on terror, drone strikes and targeted killings, torture and rendition, indefinite detention, military trials, and UN Security Council measures and sanctions. New topics for this edition are assessed, focusing on foreign terrorist fighters, the nexus between organized crime and terrorism, and the prevention of violent extremism. Exploring developments from before and after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the Research Handbook also includes new analysis of contemporary threats such as Islamic State, and discusses the law of regional organizations and selected national practice.

International law scholars and practitioners, as well as government and United Nations legal advisers, will find this an invaluable reference on a complex area of legal inquiry. It will also prove a critical read for academics and students in international relations, terrorism studies, security studies, war studies, and human rights.

Book details

Series:

Research Handbooks in International Law series

Author:

Ben Saul

ISBN:

9781788972222

Related ISBNs:

9781788972215

Publisher:

Edward Elgar Publishing

Pages:

N/A

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

No

Date of addition:

2022-01-05

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2020

Copyright by:

Edward Elgar Publishing 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Reference