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The United States, International Law, and the Struggle against Terrorism

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The United States, International Law, and the Struggle against Terrorism

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The United States, International Law, and the Struggle against Terrorism

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The United States, International Law, and the Struggle against Terrorism book

ByThomas McDonnell
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2009
eBook Published 22 October 2009
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203867525
Pages 312
eBook ISBN 9780203867525
Subjects Law, Politics & International Relations
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McDonnell, T. (2009). The United States, International Law, and the Struggle against Terrorism (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203867525

ABSTRACT

This book discusses the critical legal issues raised by the US responses to the terrorist threat, analyzing the actions taken by the Bush administration during the so-called "War on Terrorism" and their compliance with international law. Thomas McDonnell highlights specific topics of legal interest including torture, extra-judicial detentions and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and examines them against the backdrop of terrorist movements which have plagued Britain and Russia. 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.

This book demonstrates why current counter-terrorism practices and policies should be rejected, and new policies adopted that are compatible with international law. Written for students of law, academics and policy-makers, the volume demonstrates the dangers that breaking international law carries in the "War on Terrorism".

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|35 pages

The West’s colonization of Muslim lands and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism

chapter 2|7 pages

“The global war on terrorism”: A mislabeling of the terrorist challenge?

part |2 pages

PART I Imprisoning suspected agents of terror

chapter 3|23 pages

Torture light

chapter 4|23 pages

Torture heavy

chapter 5|11 pages

The allure of the “ticking time bomb” hypothetical

chapter 6|33 pages

Beyond locking ’em up and throwing away the key? Indefinite detention, habeas corpus, and the right to a fair trial

part |2 pages

PART II Stopping terrorists on the ground

chapter 7|19 pages

Acceptable “collateral damage”? Taking innocent life in conducting the “war on terrorism”

chapter 8|14 pages

Assassinating suspected terrorists: “The dark side” of the war on terror?

chapter 9|38 pages

Carrying out the death penalty in the “war on terrorism”: Getting just desert or creating martyrs?

chapter 10|35 pages

Ethnic and racial profiling: Counterproductive in the “war on terrorism”?

part |2 pages

PART III Invading and occupying Muslim countries

chapter 11|14 pages

The invasion and occupation of Iraq: Aggression or a justified resort to force?

chapter 12|16 pages

The invasion and occupation of Afghanistan: The legal challenge posed by the haven state

chapter 13|13 pages

Conquest, colonization, and the right of self-determination

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