1st Edition

Human Rights Law and Counter Terrorism Strategies Dead, Detained or Stateless

By Diane Webber Copyright 2022
290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

In 2006, the United Nations urged Member States to ensure that counter terrorism policies guaranteed respect for human rights and the rule of law. This book demonstrates that, in many cases, counter terrorism policies relating to preventive detention, targeted killing and measures relating to returning foreign terrorist fighters have failed to respect human rights, and this encourages vulnerable... Read more

PART I

1. Introduction

 

PART II: Preventive detention

2. The international framework on preventative detention

3. Domestic perspectives on preventative detention

 

PART III: Targeted killing

4. The international law framework on targeted killing

5. Domestic perspectives on targeted killing

 

PART IV: Tackling the problems of foreign fighters

6. The international law framework on foreign fighters

7. Domestic perspectives on foreign fighters

 

PART V

8. Conclusions

Biography

Diane Webber is a British Solicitor who earned her doctorate at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C. after working in private practice in London focusing on criminal law, and employment and discrimination law. She lives in Washington, D.C., writing on national security law and human rights issues.