Much of the international legal debate about defining terrorism has focused on the ideological disputes, or technical … mechanics, of definition, rather than on the underlying policy question of why-or whether-terrorism should be internationally … existing sectoral treaty offences, war crimes and crimes against humanity. This article argues that terrorism should be defined …

time from treating terrorism as ordinary crime (augmented by sector-specific, transnational treaty offences) to …The criminal law has assumed a central role in global counter-terrorism efforts since 9/11. This article examines … criminal law responses to terrorism at the national, regional and international levels, including the controversial shift over …

-based arguments for evaluating anti-terrorism laws, those faced with arguably excessive laws are left with little upon which to hang …

precursor crimes of terrorism, exploring the functions and implications of these new expanding offences in different … jurisdictions. In response to new forms modes and sources of terrorism, attempts to pre-empt potential attacks through precursor … leading academic and practitioner experts in counter-terrorism law, the book covers the broad scope of activities tackled by …

against transnational crime and terrorism. The operations of non-state armed groups, terrorists, and transnational criminal …. Otherwise, efforts to address transnational crime and terrorism through a rule of law framework will remain stymied …In an increasingly unstable world order, there has never been a greater need for international cooperation in the fight …

agreed definition nor an international crime of terrorism. This article first outlines how international law dealt with …’s assessment of the various material sources purportedly evidencing a customary international law crime of transnational terrorism …The surprising Decision by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in 2011 that transnational terrorism in peacetime is a …

conditions for crime business profitability. The international convention-based approach to regulating transnational and … organized crime is the framework from which a critique of non-market centred law enforcement control concentrations is developed … contexts, and shows how this in turn constrains and is constrained by organized crime research. The paper suggests a novel …