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Author Maogoto, Jackson Nyamuya, 1975-

Title Battling terrorism : legal perspectives on the use of force and the war on terror / Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto
Published Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub. Co., [2005]
©2005

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Description vi, 209 pages ; 24 cm
Contents The development of the law relating to the use of force in international law -- Countering terrorism : an evaluation of the law enforcement and conflict management approaches -- The Cold War era : terrorist action and reaction -- Jumping the gun - an old problem as a solution for new threats? Afghanistan, Iraq and beyond -- Striking the enemy's lair : the war on terror and state-sponsored terrorism -- The war on terror : rattling international law with raw power?
Summary This timely volume examines the use of force in the war against terror. The work is based on a central theme that the use of force is visibly enrolled in a process of change and it evaluates this within the framework of uncertainty and indeterminacy of the UN Charter regime. Author from Newcastle University, NSW
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject War (International law)
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Terrorism -- Prevention -- International cooperation.
LC no. 2005005530
ISBN 0754644073 alkaline paper
0754644073 hardback
0754644073 hardback