The }}}War on Terror' and the Framework of International Law [Hardcover]

This book analyses the international legal framework governing terrorism and counter-terrorism and assesses the legal issues relating to post-9/11 international practice.Helen Duffy's substantially revised and updated analysis of the international legal framework relevant to terrorism and counter-terrorism covers state and individual responsibility, criminal law, lawful use of force, international humanitarian and human rights law. It provides an important framework for questioning the longer term implications of the 'war on terror'.Helen Duffy's substantially revised and updated analysis of the international legal framework relevant to terrorism and counter-terrorism covers state and individual responsibility, criminal law, lawful use of force, international humanitarian and human rights law. It provides an important framework for questioning the longer term implications of the 'war on terror'.Helen Duffy's analysis of international law and practice in relation to terrorism and counter-terrorism provides a framework for analysing the lawfulness of the many legislative, policy and judicial developments which have proliferated since 9/11. Among the many specific issues she addresses are targeted killings and the death of Osama bin Laden, detentions (including Guantanamo Bay), sanctions regimes, surveillance, extraordinary renditions, the prohibition on 'association' or 'support' for terrorism and the evolving preventive role of criminal law. She also considers the unfolding responses to political and judicial wrongs committed in the war on terror, such as the impact of the courts on human rights protection. While exploring areas of controversy, uncertainty and flux, she questions post-9/11 allegations of gaping holes, inadequacies or transformation in the international legal order and concludes by highlighting characteristics of the 'war on terror' and questioning its longer term implications.1. Introduction; Part I. Terrorism and Responsibility: 2. 'Terrorism' in inlãµ