This book discusses the critical legal issues raised by the US responses to the terrorist threat, analyzing the actions taken by the Bush administration during the so-called "war on terrorism" and their compliance with international law. Thomas McDonnell highlights specific topics of legal interest including torture, extra-judicial detentions and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and examines them against the backdrop of terrorist movements which have plagued Britain and Russia. The book extrapolates from the actions of the USA, going on to look at the difficulties all modern democracies face in trying to combat international terrorism. This book demonstrates why current counter-terrorism practices and policies should be rejected, and new policies adopted that are compatible with international law. Written for students of law, academics and policy-makers, the volume demonstrates the dangers that breaking international law carries in the "war on terrorism".
| ISBN: | 9780415782425 |
| Publication date: | 16th August 2011 |
| Author: | Thomas McDonnell |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 328 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law |
| Genres: |
Public international law: human rights Criminal law: terrorism law Terrorism, armed struggle |
This book discusses the critical legal issues raised by the US responses to the terrorist threat, analyzing the actions taken by the Bush administration during the so-called "war on terrorism" and their compliance with international law. Thomas McDonnell highlights specific topics of legal interest including torture, extra-judicial detentions and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and examines them against the backdrop of terrorist movements which have plagued Britain and Russia. The book extrapolates from the actions of the USA, going on to look at the difficulties all modern democracies face in trying to combat international terrorism. This book demonstrates why current counter-terrorism practices and policies should be rejected, and new policies adopted that are compatible with international law. Written for students of law, academics and policy-makers, the volume demonstrates the dangers that breaking international law carries in the "war on terrorism".
The United States, International Law and the Struggle against Terrorism features in the following genres: Public international law: human rights, Criminal law: terrorism law, Terrorism, armed struggle
The United States, International Law and the Struggle against Terrorism is available in Hardback, Paperback
The United States, International Law and the Struggle against Terrorism was written by Thomas McDonnell and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
The United States, International Law and the Struggle against Terrorism has 328 pages
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