Defining Terrorism in International Law

by Ben Saul

Book Overview

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 threaten...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199535477
• ISBN13: 9780199535477
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"