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

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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 condemnation, and stigmatizes offenders. Any definition of terrorism must also accommodate reasonable claims to political violence,particularly against repressive governments, and this book examines the range of exceptions, justifications, excuses, defences and amnesties potentially available to terrorists, as well as purportedexceptions such as self-determination struggles, 'State terrorism' and armed conflicts. While this book seeks to minimize recourse to violence, it recognises that international law should not become complicit in oppression by criminalizing legitimate forms of political resistance. In the absence of an international definition, the remainder of the book explores how the international community has responded to terrorism in international and 'regional' treaties, the UnitedNations system, and in customary law. The final part of the book explores the distinctive prohibitions and crime of 'terrorism' in armed conflict under international humanitarian law. Author Biography Dr Ben Saul BA(Hons) LLB(Hons) DPhil (Oxon) is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales (Sydney), the Director of the Bill of Rights Project at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre for Public Law, and an Associate of the Australian Human Rights Centre. Previously, at the University of Oxford he completed his doctorate in law, tutored in international law, lectured at the Refugee Studies Centre, trained foreign diplomats in international law, andhelped to coordinate the Oxford Public Interest Lawyers and the Oxford Public International Law Discussion Group. His co-authored books include Future Seekers: Refugees and the Law in Australia(Federation Press, Sydney, 2002) and In Search of Asylum: Refugees and Irregular Migration in Australia (Federation Press, Sydney, forthcoming 2006). He has published widely in international law journals and presented numerous lectures and seminar papers in Australia and internationally. Ben has been a legal expert for the UN Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, conducted human rights training of Bhutanese refugees in Nepal for UNHCR, monitored election violence in SriLanka for the International Commission of Jurists, assisted a member of :qe UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. Ben has frequently appeared in Australian parliamentary inquiries into anti-terrorismand refugee legislation. He is a member of the International Law Association, the International Commission of Jurists, the European Society of International Law, the American Society of International Law, and the Australian-New Zealand Society of International Law. Details ISBN 0199295972 ISBN-13 9780199295975 Title Defining Terrorism in International Law Author Ben Saul Format Hardcover Year 2006 Pages 408 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:137011233; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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