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time from treating terrorism as ordinary crime (augmented by sector-specific, transnational treaty offences) to …
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customary international law crime sparked controversy. Until then there was a widespread belief that there existed neither an … 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 …
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The killing of five young Australian, New Zealander and British journalists at the village of Balibo during the Indonesian invasion of Portuguese Timor in 1975 has long been surrounded by controversy, obfuscation and intrigue. While many suspected that the journalists were deliberately killed by...
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This introductory chapter to this illuminating book offers a timely assessment of the development and proliferation of 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...
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Because of the difficulties of distinguishing friend and foe, security and insecurity, or even war and peace, terrorism appears to be an endemic and endless risk. The embedded nature of the terrorist risk appears to demand the treatment of one's neighbour as potentially friend and foe. One of...
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wholly new form of terrorism that demanded a novel response. Given the prior events of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 …
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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 establishment of Islamic State (Daesh). This broad...
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This article discusses the legal status of links, in connection with the pending cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Svensson, C More and BestWater. Hyperlinks, deep links, framed links and embedded links are discussed. It focuses on the Opinion of the European Copyright...
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liberty to state interests, without necessarily making the world safer …
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