The alarming rise in international terrorist activity since the attacks of September 11th has generated intense debate about the principles by which state responsibility for private acts of terrorism is determined in international law. This book analyzes the legal principles that govern state responsibility for the conduct of non-state actors and examines their relevance and effectiveness in an increasingly interconnected world. The book argues that traditional approaches to determining the state's legal responsibility for violations of these counter-terrorism obligations lack conceptual...
The alarming rise in international terrorist activity since the attacks of September 11th has generated intense debate about the principles by which s...
The alarming rise in international terrorist activity since the attacks of September 11th has generated intense debate about the principles by which state responsibility for private acts of terrorism is determined in international law. This book analyzes the legal principles that govern state responsibility for the conduct of non-state actors and examines their relevance and effectiveness in an increasingly interconnected world. The book argues that traditional approaches to determining the state's legal responsibility for violations of these counter-terrorism obligations lack conceptual...
The alarming rise in international terrorist activity since the attacks of September 11th has generated intense debate about the principles by which s...
The dilemma of a liberal human rights lawyer is this: one both believes in and doubts human rights. This new offers a critical, albeit sympathetic, exploration of the conditions for practising and enforcing human rights in a world steeped in ambivalence.
The dilemma of a liberal human rights lawyer is this: one both believes in and doubts human rights. This new offers a critical, albeit sympathetic, ex...
Modern international law is widely understood as an autonomous system of binding legal rules. Nevertheless, this claim to autonomy is far from uncontroversial. International lawyers have faced recurrent skepticism as to both the reality and efficacy of the object of their study and practice. For the most part, this skepticism has focused on international law's peculiar institutional structure, with the absence of centralized organs of legislation, adjudication and enforcement, leaving international legal rules seemingly indeterminate in the conduct of international politics. Perception of...
Modern international law is widely understood as an autonomous system of binding legal rules. Nevertheless, this claim to autonomy is far from uncontr...
