Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law
Preventing Terrorist Attacks at Sea: Maritime Terrorism Risk and International Law
1st Edition
By Robin Bowley
August 26, 2024
Over recent decades, it has been widely recognised that terrorist attacks at sea could result in major casualties and cause significant disruptions to the free flow of international shipping. After discussing the overlaps and distinctions between piracy and maritime terrorism, this book considers ...
Preventing the Maritime Facilitation of Terrorism: Maritime Terrorism Risk and International Law
1st Edition
By Robin Bowley
August 26, 2024
In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, concerns that terrorists might utilise vessels to transport weaponry, terrorist operatives and/or to finance their activities prompted several international legal developments. This book evaluates the extent to which the international maritime security ...
Human Rights Law and Counter Terrorism Strategies: Dead, Detained or Stateless
1st Edition
By Diane Webber
January 29, 2024
In 2006, the United Nations urged Member States to ensure that counter terrorism policies guaranteed respect for human rights and the rule of law. This book demonstrates that, in many cases, counter terrorism policies relating to preventive detention, targeted killing and measures relating to ...
Tackling Terrorism in Britain: Threats, Responses, and Challenges Twenty Years After 9/11
1st Edition
By Steven Greer
October 18, 2021
In September 2001, the world witnessed the horrific events of 9/11. A great deal has happened on the counterterrorist front in the 20 years since. While the terrorist threat has greatly diminished in Northern Ireland, the events of 9/11 and their aftermath have ushered in a new phase for the rest ...
Preventive Detention of Terror Suspects: A New Legal Framework
1st Edition
By Diane Webber
July 27, 2018
Preventive detention as a counter-terrorism tool is fraught with conceptual and procedural problems and risks of misuse, excess and abuse. Many have debated the inadequacies of the current legal frameworks for detention, and the need for finding the most appropriate legal model to govern detention ...
Surveillance, Counter-Terrorism and Comparative Constitutionalism
1st Edition
Edited
By Fergal Davis, Nicola McGarrity, George Williams
June 16, 2017
The decade after 11 September 2001 saw the enactment of counter-terrorism laws around the world. These laws challenged assumptions about public institutions, human rights and constitutional law. Those challenges are particularly apparent in the context of the increased surveillance powers granted ...
The Impact, Legitimacy and Effectiveness of EU Counter-Terrorism
1st Edition
Edited
By Fiona de Londras, Josephine Doody
May 24, 2017
Counter-terrorism law and policy has been prominent and widespread in the years following 9/11, touching on many areas of everyday life from policing and border control to financial transactions and internet governance. The European Union is a major actor in contemporary counter-terrorism, ...
Anti-Terrorism Law and Normalising Northern Ireland
1st Edition
By Jessie Blackbourn
June 08, 2016
The Northern Ireland peace process has been heralded by those involved as a successful example of transformation from a violent conflict to a peaceful society. This book examines the implementation of the Belfast Agreement in Northern Ireland, and evaluates whether its goal to establish a normal, ...
Homeland Security, its Law and its State: A Design of Power for the 21st Century
1st Edition
By Christos Boukalas
March 03, 2016
This book assesses the impact of post-9/11 domestic counterterrorism policy on US political life. It examines political discourse, law, institutional architecture, and state-population relations, and shows that ‘homeland security’ is a project with wide-ranging implications for democratic ...
Gender, National Security, and Counter-Terrorism: Human rights perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Margaret L. Satterthwaite, Jayne Huckerby
September 11, 2014
In the name of fighting terrorism, countries have been invaded; wars have been waged; people have been detained, rendered and tortured; and campaigns for "hearts and minds" have been unleashed. Human rights analyses of the counter-terrorism measures implemented in the aftermath of 11 September 2001...
Counter-terrorism and the Detention of Suspected Terrorists: Preventive Detention and International Human Rights Law
1st Edition
By Claire Macken
April 11, 2013
In a regional, national and global response to terrorism, the emphasis necessarily lies on preventing the next terrorist act. Yet, with prevention comes prediction: the need to identify and detain those considered likely to engage in a terrorist act in the future. The detention of ‘suspected ...
Counter-Terrorism and Beyond: The Culture of Law and Justice After 9/11
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew Lynch, Nicola McGarrity, George Williams
May 28, 2012
This book considers the increasing trend towards a ‘culture of control’ in democratic countries. The post-9/11 counter-terrorism laws in nations such as the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia provide a stark demonstration of this trend. These laws share a focus on the pre-emption of crime, ...