Law In The War On International Terrorism

by Nanda, Ved P.

• ISBN13: 9781571053190
• ISBN10: 1571053190
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-30
• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff

Summary

Contributors to this important work have accepted and risen to the challenges that have resulted from the horrendous events of September 11, 2001. They describe and provide a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the pertinent domestic, bilateral, regional and international legal developments in the war against terrorism. Subjects covered include Terrorism, International Law and International Organisations; The U.N. in the War Against International Terrorism; Lawful and Unlawful Wars Against Terrorism; The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism; Detention of Terrorists As Unlawful Combatants and Their Trial by American Military Tribunals; and more. The authors include distinguished legal scholars and award winning jurists and practitioners, among them Peter Kovacs, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Larry D. Johnson, Robert Hardaway, Christopher Hardaway, James Siegesmund, Spencer J. Corona, Neal A. Richardson, Claude d'Estree, James A. R. Nafziger, Ronald R. Robinson, and Ved P. Nanda.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	v
Contributors	vii
Overview	ix
Terrorism, International Law and International Organizations	1	(40)
Ved P. Nanda
The United Nations in the Fight Against International Terrorism	41	(14)
Peter Kovacs
The Grave New World of Terrorism: A Lawyer's View	55	(24)
James A.R. Nafziger
Lawful and Unlawful Wars Against Terrorism	79	(18)
Mary Ellen O'Connell
International Responses to the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism	97	(10)
Larry D. Johnson
U.S. Response to the Events of September 11, 2001: The USA PATRIOT Act, Title III	107	(16)
Claude d'Estree
Luke Andrew Busby
Detention of Terrorists as Unlawful Combatants and Their Trial by American Military Commissions	123	(46)
Neal Richardson
Spencer Crona
Military Tribunals and Civil Liberties in Time of National Peril: A Legal and Historical Perspective	169	(40)
Robert Hardaway
Christopher Hardaway
James Siegesmund
Terrorism Insurance---The Insurability/Risk Transfer Debates Since September 11	209	(52)
Ronald R. Robinson
The Unfinished Agenda	261	(4)
Ved P. Nanda
Select Table of Primary Documents	265	(4)
Index	269