Terrorism: International Case Law Reporter 1st Series 2007 Pack

by NEWTON MICHAEL A. (ED)

• ISBN13: 9780195391695
• ISBN10: 0195391691
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-30
• Publisher: Oceana Pubns

Summary

Terrorism: International Case Law Reporter is an annual series publication that provides the full text of terror-related case opinions from numerous countries and regional bodies. Within the volumes of this series, researchers will discover cases from the U.S., U.K., the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa, Australia and Indonesia. Researchers working within the First and Second Series of Terrorism: Documents of International and Local Control will find references to these cases and will now be able to find the complete opinions from those cases in Terrorism: International Case Law Reporter. The cases have been selected and organized topically by Michael Newton, a Vanderbilt Law School professor and international expert on terrorism and security law. In making his selections, Newton has worked closely with an editorial board consisting of expert scholars from around the globe. That board members include an Indonesia expert based in Sydney as well as an African expert based in Pretoria.
The topics explored in this year's volumes include such complex and emerging issues as whether a terrorism suspect detained in the U.S. can seek treaty-based relief in the European Court of Human Rights and whether a corporate creditor of an African nation can seek overdue payment from an African government in a U.K. domestic court. Indeed, the series' coverage of both domestic courts and regional tribunals and commissions makes Terrorism: International Case Law Reporter an invaluable resource for legal researchers of any level. Professor Newton's introductory commentary yields an additional benefit to researchers seeking clarity in the maze of domestic and international security law. Lastly, Oxford has translated several foreign domestic cases into English. The combination of expert selection, authoritative commentary, and targeted translations make this new case reporter unique and indispensable for any serious research into the global aspects of terrorism law.

Author Biography

Michael A. Newton is a professor of the practice of law at Vanderbilt Law School and an expert in terrorism and the law of war. Over the course of his career, he has published more than 50 articles and book chapters, as well as opinion pieces for the New York Times, International Herald Tribune and other papers. He has supervised Vanderbilt law students who advise international organizations and the governments of Afghanistan, Kosovo, Sri Lanka and other nations.
Professor Newton negotiated the "Elements of Crimes" document for the International Criminal Court, and coordinated the interface between the FBI and the ICTY while conducting forensics fieldwork in Kosovo for the Milosevic indictment. As the Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Professor Newton implemented a wide range of policy positions related to the law of armed conflict, including U.S. support to accountability mechanisms worldwide. He also assisted in drafting the Statute of the Iraqi High Tribunal and served as International Law Advisor to the Judicial Chambers in 2006 and 2007. He further served as the U.S. representative on the U.N. Planning Mission for the Sierra Leone Special Court and was also a member of the Special Court academic consortium.
From January 1999 to August 2000, he served in the Office of War Crimes Issues, U.S. Department of State. During his career as an operational military attorney, he served with the United States Army Special Forces Command in the Desert Storm campaign. He additionally participated in Operation Provide Comfort to assist Kurdish civilians in Northern Iraq. From 1993 to 1995 he served as Brigade Judge Advocate, in which capacity he led the human rights training for all Multinational Forces and International Police deploying into Haiti. He subsequently taught International and Operational Law at the Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, Virginia, from 1996 to 1999. He later taught in the Department of Law at the United States Military Academy, West Point, from 2002 to 2005.