1st Edition
Transnational Terrorist Groups and International Criminal Law
By Anna Marie Brennan
Copyright 2019
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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Attacks by network-based transnational terrorist groups cause on average 25,000 deaths every year worldwide, with the law enforcement agencies of some states facing many challenges in bringing those responsible to justice. Despite various attempts to codify the law on transnational terrorism since the 1930s, a crime of transnational terrorism under international law remains contested, reflecting... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Network-Based Structure of Transnational Terrorist Groups: An Analysis of their Effectiveness in Perpetrating Terrorist Attacks 3. The Classification of Terrorist Attacks by Transnational Terrorist Groups as a Crime under the Rome Statute 4. The Evolution of a Customary Crime of Transnational Terrorism under International Criminal Law 5. Applying the Doctrine of Command Responsibility under the Rome Statute - The Dilemma of Successor Commanders 6. A Critique of the Application of the Doctrine of Co-Perpetration under Article 25 of the Rome Statute to Members of Transnational Terrorist Groups 7. Conclusions
Biography
Anna Brennan is a Lecturer in Law in the School of Law and Social Justice at the University of Liverpool, UK.
