Counter-terrorism & International Law
In the post 9/11 era, one of the greatest challenges to the international legal order is presented by international terrorism and state responses to it.
This module explores the fundamental dilemmas that states and international organisations face when adopting counter-terrorism measures. Issues that will be covered include:
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The definition of terrorism
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Legal regimes designed to counter terrorism at the international, regional and national levels (including legislation and targeted sanctions)
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Suppressions conventions
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Derogation from international human rights obligations
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Treatment of terrorism as a war or as a crime
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Detention, rendition, interrogation and targeted killings of terrorist suspects
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The torture debate
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The trials of alleged terrorists