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 …

wholly new form of terrorism that demanded a novel response. Given the prior events of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 …Debate continues as to the transformations in terrorism evidenced by the September 11 attacks and since that time. Some …, including the former U.S. President, point to changes in the nature of terrorism and argue that September 11 constituted a …

Because of the difficulties of distinguishing friend and foe, security and insecurity, or even war and peace, terrorism …

A decade after 9/11, the international field of counter-terrorism is now thick with law. But that does not mean that … collision. In this context, this article first assesses the state of international anti-terrorism law in relation to three … determinacy of anti-terrorism law; and the legitimacy of the legal processes and institutions surrounding it. Global anti-terrorism …

any new international crime of terrorism could be accommodated by individual defences in international criminal law …The first part of this article outlines the purported causes of terrorism advanced in the UN General Assembly since the … terrorism could be regarded as 'illegal but justifiable' (or at least, excusable) in stringently limited, objectively verifiable …

How have UK counter-terrorism laws and policies adapted to the phenomenon of ‘foreign terrorist fighters’? For these … purposes, the focus will be upon persons linked to conflict or terrorism in Iraq and Syria associated with the rise and …