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Ashgate Publishing, 2006. 313 p. ISBN:0754647552 This volume provides a timely analysis of global and regional responses to international terrorism. The work assesses the role of the United Nations and its various organs, particularly the General Assembly and the Security Council, and discusses the key legal issues. The second part of the book examines the activity of regional organizations both in their own right, as well as their interaction with the UN. The volume concludes with a discussion of whether, to what extent and how the fight against terrorism has encroached upon fundamental rules of international law, such as the international protection of human rights or the use of force among States. The volume is the latest in a series drawing on the presentations of high ranking scholars, diplomats and representatives of international organizations. The result is a stimulating and thought-provoking book, which will be of interest to researchers and policy-makers alike.
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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN COUNTER-TERRORISM
This book has been published with a financial contribution from the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Trento and the Italian Ministry of the University and Scientific Research, in the framework of the interuniversity research COFIN 2002 – Cooperation between United Nations and European Regional Organizations in the Fight Against Terrorism (Trento Unit).
International Cooperation in Counter-terrorism The United Nations and Regional Organizations in the Fight Against Terrorism
Edited by GIUSEPPE NESI University of Trento, Italy
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Ashgate website: http://www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data International cooperation in counter-terrorism : the United Nations and regional organizations in the fight against terrorism 1. United Nations 2. Terrorism - Law and legislation 3. Terrorism - Prevention - International co-operation I. Nesi, Giuseppe 345'.02 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International cooperation in counter-terrorism : the United Nations and regional organizations in the fight against terrorism / [edited] by Giuseppe Nesi. p. cm. Contains proceedings of a meeting held at the University of Trento on 27 and 28 May 2004. ISBN 0-7546-4755-2 1. Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation--Congresses. 2. War on Terrorism, 2001--Law and legislation--Congresses. 3. United Nations. Security Council. I. Nesi, Giuseppe. K5256.A6I58 2006 345'.02--dc22 2005031653 ISBN 0 7546 4755 2
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Contents List of Participants Foreword Preface Acknowledgements
Part I
vii ix xi xv
The United Nations and the Fight Against International Terrorism
1 The UN Conventions on the Prevention and Suppression of International Terrorism Andrea Gioia
3
2 Terrorism as an International Crime Jordan J. Paust
25
3 The Definition of the Crime of Terrorism Gerhard Hafner
33
4 The UN, Human Rights and Counter-terrorism Kalliopi Koufa
45
5 The Security Council’s Role: Problems and Prospects in the Fight Against Terrorism Alexander Marschik
69
6