| Description |
1 online resource (x, 292 pages) |
| Series |
Global law series |
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Global law series.
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| Contents |
A proposal for a Kantian definition of terrorism : leading the world requires cosmopolitan ethos, Martin Scheinin -- The ever-expanding legislative supremacy of the security council in counter-terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin -- Common template, diverse agendas : the futility (and danger) of legislating for the world, Kim Lane Scheppele -- Citizenship deprivation and cosmopolitanism, Clive Walker -- The multilevel governance of emergency in counter-terrorism : the "globalization" of the law of exception? / Arianna Vedaschi -- Moving towards the criminalisation of 'pre-crime' -- the UN Security Council's recent legislative action on counter-terrorism, Lisa Ginsborg -- Secret evidence in civil litigation against the government : the lasting impact of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 on Procedural Fairness in Canada and the United Kingdom, Graham Hudson and Daniel Alati -- The regulation of intelligence cooperation by international law : a compliance-based theorisation, Sophie Duroy -- Predictive technologies and opaque epistemology in counter-terrorism decision-making, Shiri Krebs -- Removing terrorist content online : the intersection between the international, regional and domestic level, Chiara Graziani -- Conclusion, Kim Lane Scheppele and Arianna Vedaschi -- Appendix: The UN Security Council and the Rule of Law / Simon Chesterman |
| Summary |
"A Proposal for a Kantian Definition of Terrorism: Leading the World Requires Cosmopolitan Ethos Martin Scheinin Introduction While the UN Security Council has generally been at center stage in directing responses to 21st century international terrorism, including through its questionable expansion of its own legislative powers,1 its role in defining terrorism has remained limited. This primarily passive approach has not been without problems. By requiring states to take decisive action against "terrorism" while not making clear what terrorism is, the Security Council has in fact encouraged abusive and human-rights-hostile policies where individual states may use whatever means they have to go after political opposition, trade unions, or religious, ethnic, separatist or indigenous minorities, by stigmatizing them as terrorists. These abusive policies have thereby been shielded by the political clout provided by the Security Council. Fifteen years ago, this was a central tenet in this author's very first substantive report as the first United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism:"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Electronic resource, viewed: April 13, 2022 |
| Subject |
United Nations. Security Council.
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| SUBJECT |
United Nations. Security Council fast |
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Terrorism (International law)
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Influence
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Terrorism (International law)
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vedaschi, Arianna, editor.
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Scheppele, Kim Lane, 1953- editor.
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| LC no. |
2021026736 |
| ISBN |
9781009023146 |
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1009023144 |
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