1st Edition
Terrorism, Criminal Law and Politics The Decline of the Political Offence Exception to Extradition
By Julia Jansson
Copyright 2020
300 Pages
by
Routledge
300 Pages
by
Routledge
Recent atrocities have ensured that terrorism and how to deal with terrorists legally and politically has been the subject of much discussion and debate on the international stage. This book presents a study of changes in the legal treatment of those perpetrating crimes of a political character over several decades. It most centrally deals with the political offence exception and how it has... Read more
1. Introduction;
2. Concepts employed;
3. Taking the political out of the political: 1960s – 1980s;
4. Taking the political out of the political: 1960s – 1980s;
5. Dedication to the fight against terrorism since the 1990s;
6. Conclusion: protecting political offenders – pipe dream of romantic liberalism;
7. Summary;
8. Sources and Bibliography
Biography
Julia Jansson holds a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Helsinki, Finland.
