| Terrorism and the State PB: Rethinking the Rules of State Responsibility UK Edition Contributor(s): Becker, Tal (Author), Scott, Craig Martin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1841136271 ISBN-13: 9781841136271 Publisher: Hart Publishing OUR PRICE: $59.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2006 Annotation: The alarming rise in international terrorist activity since the attacks of September 11th has generated intense debate about the principles by which state responsibility for private acts of terrorism is determined in international law. This book analyzes the legal principles that govern state responsibility for the conduct of non-state actors and examines their relevance and effectiveness in an increasingly interconnected world. The book argues that traditional approaches to determining the state's legal responsibility for violations of these counter-terrorism obligations lack conceptual coherence, fail to enhance state accountability for protecting civilians from private violence and are poorly suited to coping with today's terrorist threat. Drawing on a wide array of precedents and legal sources, the study offers a novel approach to regulating state responsibility for private violence that is grounded in principles of causation. The book argues that causation-based state responsibili |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Law | International - Political Science | Terrorism |
| Dewey: 363.32 |
| LCCN: 2006278199 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2007 Paul Guggenheim Prize Today's terrorists possess unprecedented power, but the State still plays a crucial role in the success or failure of their plans. Terrorists count on governmental inaction, toleration or support. And citizens look to the State to protect them from the dangers that these terrorists pose. But the rules of international law that regulate State responsibility for preventing terrorism were crafted for a different age. They are open to abuse and poorly suited to hold States accountable for sponsoring or tolerating contemporary terrorist activity. It is time that these rules were reconceived. Tal Becker's incisive and ground-breaking book analyses the law of State responsibility for non-State violence and examines its relevance in a world coming to terms with the threat of catastrophic terrorism. The book sets out the legal duties of States to prevent, and abstain from supporting, terrorist activity and explores how to maximise State compliance with these obligations. Drawing on a wealth of precedents and legal sources, the book offers an innovative approach to regulating State responsibility for terrorism, inspired by the principles and philosophy of causation. In so doing, it presents a new conceptual and legal framework for dealing with the complex interactions between State and non-State actors that make terrorism possible, and offers a way to harness international law to enhance human security in a post-9/11 world. |
