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