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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812179403321

Titolo

Terrorism and international law / / edited by Rosalyn Higgins and Maurice Flory

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, : LSE, 1997

ISBN

1-138-87432-9

1-280-32066-4

1-134-81967-6

0-203-42936-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (397 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HigginsRosalyn

FloryMaurice

Disciplina

341.773

Soggetti

Terrorism

International law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Notes on contributors""; ""Preface""; ""The economic analysis of terrorism""; ""The general international law of terrorism""; ""International law: an instrument to combat terrorism""; ""International cooperation against terrorism and the development of international law principles of jurisdiction""; ""Legal aspects of terrorism at sea""; ""Cooperation between Member States of the European Community in the fight against terrorism""; ""Managing terrorism the British way""; ""France's responses to terrorism""

""Terrorism and extradition: a British perspective""""Terrorism and extradition: a French perspective""; ""International action against State terrorism""; ""The jurisprudence of the European Commission and Court of Human Rights with regard to terrorism""; ""The rights of victims and liability of the State""; ""International treaties""; ""United Nations resolutions""; ""Cases""; ""Domestic legislation and official statements""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

The proliferation in terrorist activity has provoked an increase in the body of law, both at national and international level, which has sought to counter and prevent it. The bodies involved in this process range



from the UN Security Council to government legislatures. This book is the first to address, in one volume, the wide variety of responses to terrorism as they exist in both international and domestic contexts. It also represents the first ever comprehensive collection of documents referring to terrorism which are to be found in the laws of the UK and France as well as in international