Defining Terrorism in International Law by Ben Saul (English) Hardcover Book

by Ben Saul

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Defining Terrorism in International Law by Ben Saul Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Examines the many failed attempts by the international community and the United Nations since the 1920s to define and criminalize terrorism. This book explains why the international community should define and criminalize terrorism, how it should define it, and what it should exclude from the definition of terrorism. Publisher Description 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 threateninternational 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 toconfine the scope of UN Security Council resolutions since 11 September 2001, which have encouraged States to pursue unilateral and excessive counter-terrorism measures. Defining terrorism as a discrete international crime normatively recognizes and protects vital international community values and interests, symbolically expresses community condemnati

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 2006
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780199295975
• Condition: Fine

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