1st Edition

Self-Determination in the Post-9/11 Era

By Elizabeth Chadwick Copyright 2011
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

This book discusses the increasing tendency in certain government quarters to incorporate struggles by peoples for their self-determination into the wider anti-terrorist agenda of the post-9/11 era. This tendency distorts the laws of armed conflict and of peace alike. As inter-state anti-terrorist co-operation becomes more extensive, the transaction costs of international peace and security... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Perspectives on Self-Determination in the Post-9/11 Era 3. The Role of Laws of Warfare  4. ‘Peace’ is ‘War’ 5. The Growth in Linkage between Self-Determination and Terrorism: International and Regional Instruments 6. Post-9/11 Statutes and Case Law of the Security Council Permanent Members 7. Conclusions and Final Remarks

Biography

Elizabeth Chadwick is Reader in War Law at Nottingham Trent University, UK.