Enforcing International Law Norms Against Terrorism

ISBN-13: 9781841134307 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 576 str.

Andrea Bianchi

Opis

The scale and horror of recent terror attacks and the panic which ensued throughout the world has forced policymakers 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 organizations 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 analyzes the suitability of existing international legal tools to enforce rules prohibiting terrorism. Contributions from leading experts in international law examine 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. 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.