Defining terrorism in international law / Ben Saul.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

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Terrorism (International law)

International crimes.

1. Reasons for defining and criminalizing terrorism --2. Defending terrorism : justifications and excuses for terrorist violence --3. Terrorism in international and regional treaty law 4.

Terrorism in customary international law --5. Terrorism in international humanitarian law.

The book provides an overview of terrorism in both customary and treaty-based international law. First, it seeks to discretely define the nature of terrorism, and reviews justifications and excuses for its use. Second, it considers the various sources of international law and the place of terrorism in those regimes, including international and regional treaty law, customary international law, and international humanitarian law.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.

Oxford scholarship online. Law collection.

9780199295975

373 p.