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  • Transitional Justiceby Chrisje Brants; Antoine Hol; Dina Siegel

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 114.95

    This book goes further than providing a legal analysis of the effectiveness of transitional justice and presents a wider perspective. It is a critical appraisal of the different dimensions of the process of transitional justice that affects the imagery and constructions of past experiences and perceptions of conflict. Examining hidden histories of... more...

  • International Law Documents Relating To Terrorismby Omer Elagab; Jeehaan Elagab

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 330.00

    Since 9/11, terrorism has been at the forefront of global politics and international relations. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and provides a comprehensive compilation of international law documents relating to terrorism. Covering the main instruments passed by the United Nations, regional organizations and the State practice of the US... more...

  • Transitional Justice and Peacebuilding on the Groundby Chandra Lekha Sriram; Jemima García-Godos; Johanna Herman; Olga Martin-Ortega

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00

    This book seeks to refine our understanding of transitional justice and peacebuilding, and long-term security and reintegration challenges after violent conflicts. As recent events following political change during the so-called 'Arab Spring' demonstrate, demands for accountability often follow or attend conflict and political transition. While... more...

  • Transitional Justiceby Melissa S. Williams; Jon Elster; Rosemary Nagy

    NYU Press 2012; US$ 55.00

    Criminal tribunals, truth commissions, reparations, apologies and memorializations are the characteristic instruments in the transitional justice toolkit that can help societies transition from authoritarianism to democracy, from civil war to peace, and from state-sponsored extralegal violence to a rights-respecting rule of law. Over the last several... more...

  • Abwehr terroristischer Gefahren und Risiken durch Bauplanungsrecht.by Richard Hopkins

    Duncker & Humblot 2012; US$ 76.09

    Hauptbeschreibung »Keine Planausweisung kann einen Schutz vor Terrorakten gewährleisten«, so das OVG Münster im Jahr 1984 (Urt. v. 23.3.1984, 11a NE 38/81). Ganz anders das BVerwG im Jahr 2007: »Die möglichen Gefahren für die Nachbarschaft (...) durch terroristische Anschläge sind städtebaulich bedeutsame Auswirkungen« (Urt. v. 25.1.2007, 4 C 1/06).... more...

  • Der Terror, der Staat und das Recht.by Eckart Klein; Christian Hacke; Bernd Grzeszick; Josef Isensee

    Duncker & Humblot 2011; US$ 28.27

    Hauptbeschreibung Nach dem 11. September 2001 werde nichts mehr sein, wie es vorher gewesen, so hieß es allenthalben unter dem unmittelbaren Eindruck der Terroranschläge auf die Vereinigten Staaten. Nun haben sich die Rauchwolken des Schreckens verzogen, doch Klarheit hat sich damit noch nicht eingestellt. Für die USA war es eine neue Erfahrung,... more...

  • Sedition and Violence against the Stateby Sarah Sorial

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 125.00

    This book employs the theoretical framework of ?speech act theory? to analyse current legislative frameworks and cases pertaining to sedition or the advocacy of violence and the issue of freedom of speech. An analysis of the relation between speech and action offers a promising way of clarifying confusion over the contested status of speech, which... more...

  • Crimes Against The Stateby Michael Head

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 119.95

    This book presents a detailed review of the range of what are generally classified as crimes against the state or against the government- rebellion, treason, mutiny, espionage, sedition, terrorism, riot and unlawful assembly - in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia. The volume closely examines the laws themselves, their judicial... more...

  • Transnational Organised Crime in International Lawby Tomoya Obokata

    Hart Publishing Limited 2010; US$ 97.20

    There is extensive and detailed academic literature on the legal development of international crimes such as war crimes and crime against humanity. However, not much attention has been paid to other serious crimes, including narcotics-related offences, human trafficking and money laundering, which do not necessarily amount to international crimes in... more...

  • Human Rights in the Prevention and Punishment of Terrorismby Alex Conte

    Springer 2010; US$ 219.99

    This title takes a comparative approach to the evaluation of human rights in the prevention and punishment of terrorism within the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The text first looks at the question of defining terrorism, and examines the international and domestic frameworks for countering terrorism. The second part of the book... more...