Terrorism and international law / edited by Rosalyn Higgins and Maurice Flory.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge : LSE, 1997.
Description
1 online resource (397 p.)

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The proliferation in terrorist activity has provoked an increase in the body of law, both at national and international level, which has sought to counter and prevent it. The bodies involved in this process range from the UN Security Council to government legislatures. This book is the first to address, in one volume, the wide variety of responses to terrorism as they exist in both international and domestic contexts. It also represents the first ever comprehensive collection of documents referring to terrorism which are to be found in the laws of the UK and France as well as in international
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
Contents
  • ""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Notes on contributors""; ""Preface""; ""The economic analysis of terrorism""; ""The general international law of terrorism""; ""International law: an instrument to combat terrorism""; ""International cooperation against terrorism and the development of international law principles of jurisdiction""; ""Legal aspects of terrorism at sea""; ""Cooperation between Member States of the European Community in the fight against terrorism""; ""Managing terrorism the British way""; ""France's responses to terrorism""
  • ""Terrorism and extradition: a British perspective""""Terrorism and extradition: a French perspective""; ""International action against State terrorism""; ""The jurisprudence of the European Commission and Court of Human Rights with regard to terrorism""; ""The rights of victims and liability of the State""; ""International treaties""; ""United Nations resolutions""; ""Cases""; ""Domestic legislation and official statements""; ""Index""
ISBN
  • 1-138-87432-9
  • 1-280-32066-4
  • 1-134-81967-6
  • 0-203-42936-2
OCLC
229925113
Doi
  • 10.4324/9780203429365
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