Terrorism, Law and Policy: A Comparative Study

ISBN-13: 9781032050133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 344 str.

UK) Lowe David (Leeds Beckett University Law School

Opis

Terrorism, Law and Policy: A Comparative Study is a textbook offering a comparative study of the terrorism related legislation, policy and practice introduced from international governmental bodies such as the UN and the European Union, and individual states, with a focus on Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US.

Spis treści

Part I – Current terrorist threats; Chapter 1 Islamist-inspired terrorist groups Chapter 2 Nationalist causes: The on-going political cause in Northern Ireland Chapter 3 Far-right and extreme far-right (neo-Nazis) Part II – Government and international bodies anti-terrorism policies and roles of international and national counter-terrorism agencies;  Chapter 4 Inter-governmental and state government anti-terrorism policies Part III – Legal definition of terrorism and statutory powers used in counter-terrorism investigations; Chapter 5 Legal definition of terrorism Chapter 6 Planning acts of terrorism Chapter 7 Passport and border controls and statutory measures to deal with returning fighters Chapter 8 Statutory preventative measures Chapter 9 Surveillance of electronic communications Chapter 10 International terrorism intelligence exchange, Snowden revelations, the courts and data protection Chapter 11 Handling informants in terrorist investigations Chapter 12 Funding terrorism and asset-freezing Part IV – Extremism, freedom of expression, hate crime and Prevent strategies; Chapter 13 Extremism and radicalisation Chapter 14 Freedom of expression and hate crime: Analysis looking at the extreme far-right Chapter 15 Prevent strategies