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Defining Terrorism in International Law (Oxford Monographs in International Law)
Ben Saul
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Description for Defining Terrorism in International Law (Oxford Monographs in International Law)
paperback. This book examines the attempts by the international community and the United Nations to define and criminalize terrorism. In doing so, it explores the difficult legal, ethical and philosophical questions involved in deciding when political violence is, or is not, permissible. Series: Oxford Monographs in International Law. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JPS; JPWL; LBBS; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Despite numerous efforts since the 1920s, the international community has failed to define or criminalize 'terrorism' in international law. This book first explores the policy reasons for defining and criminalizing terrorism, before proposing the basic elements of an international definition. Terrorism should be defined and criminalized because it seriously undermines fundamental human rights, jeopardizes the State and peaceful politics, and may threaten international peace and security. Definition would also help to distinguish political from private violence, eliminating the overreach of the many 'sectoral' anti-terrorism treaties. A definition may also help to confine the scope of UN Security Council resolutions since ... Read more
Despite numerous efforts since the 1920s, the international community has failed to define or criminalize 'terrorism' in international law. This book first explores the policy reasons for defining and criminalizing terrorism, before proposing the basic elements of an international definition. Terrorism should be defined and criminalized because it seriously undermines fundamental human rights, jeopardizes the State and peaceful politics, and may threaten international peace and security. Definition would also help to distinguish political from private violence, eliminating the overreach of the many 'sectoral' anti-terrorism treaties. A definition may also help to confine the scope of UN Security Council resolutions since ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
Oxford Monographs in International Law
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199535477
SKU
V9780199535477
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About Ben Saul
Ben Saul is a Director of the Sydney Centre for International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney. He was previously a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney
Reviews for Defining Terrorism in International Law (Oxford Monographs in International Law)
This book is a fine example of great scholarship. Saul provides the reader with many references to literature and philosophy, thereby opening up the reader's understanding of terrorism and international law more generally. Undoubtedly, this book deserves to be called 'seminal', for there are no other works that provide such an in-depth examination and analysis of the concept of terrorism. ... Read more