The United States, International Law and the Struggle against Terrorism

by Thomas McDonnell

Overview

This book discusses the critical legal issues raised by the US responses to the terrorist threat, analyzing their compliance with international law. The book extrapolates from the actions of the USA, going on to look at the difficulties all modern democracies face in trying to combat international terrorism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138154230
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/14/2016
Series:	Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Thomas McDonnell is a Professor of Law at Pace University, USA.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Preface 1. The West’s colonization of Muslim lands and the rise of Islamic Fundamentalism 2. "The global war on terrorism": a mislabeling of the terrorist challenge? Part 1: Imprisoning suspected agents of terror 3. "Torture light" 4. Torture heavy 5. The allure of the "ticking time bomb" hypothetical 6. Beyond locking ’em up and throwing away the key? Indefinite detention, habeas corpus, and the right to a fair trial Part 2: Stopping terrorists on the ground 7. Acceptable "collateral damage"? Taking innocent life in conducting the "war on terrorism" 8. Assassinating suspected terrorists: "the dark side" of the war on terror? 9. Carrying out the death penalty in the "war on terrorism": getting just desert or creating martyrs? 10. Ethnic and racial profiling: counterproductive in the "war on terrorism"? Part 3: Invading and Occupying Muslim Countries 11. The invasion and occupation of Iraq: aggression or a justified resort to force? 12. The invasion and occupation of Afghanistan: the legal challenge posed by the haven state 13. Conquest, colonization and the right of self-determination