Counter-Terrorism: International Law and Practice

by Nigel D. White, Ana-María Salinas De Frías, Katja Samuel, et al.

The response of governments to terrorism is one of the most controversial issues of the twenty-first century. Balancing the desire to achieve security with the safeguarding of human rights has proved to be highly contentious.

This book analyzes the international rule of law framework in which counter-terrorism responses occur, namely those of international human rights, humanitarian, criminal, and refugee law. It focuses on some of the most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019960892X
• ISBN13: 9780199608928
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 1120 Pages