The ever-present threat of terrorism and the growing human-rights backlash against anti-terrorist policies are becoming ever more significant on the international stage. Constant media-coverage and public concern have characterised the debate over the last ten years. This book is a fair and objective assessment of counter-terrorist policy and human rights worldwide, and covers a wide breadth of international material. While raising key questions for reader consideration, this book aims for straight-forward consideration, leaving polemic to the reader.
Author(s): David J. Whittaker
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group
Year: 2013
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF | Full TOC
Pages: 204
Tags: Terrorism: United States: Prevention; Terrorism: Great Britain: Prevention; Terrorism: European Union Countries: Prevention; Human Rights
Cover
Original Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Publisher's acknowledgements
Introduction
1 | Key issues
2 | Human rights in principle
UN principles
The framing of covenants
European human rights principles
The United States and human rights
Africa and human rights
South-east Asia and human rights
The monitoring of rights principles
The Commission on Human Rights
The Human Rights Council
The International Court of Justice
Conventions, courts and consensus
The European Union
The United States
Africa and Asia
Principles, principles, principles
3 | The state of play; observance or no?
Standing up to the threat
How far do we go?
Designing a strategy
The UN strategy
The US strategy
What’s happening out there?
What’s happening at home?
The UK strategy
The European Union
Asia
4 | Laws and terrorism: the United Kingdom and the United States
International law
The UK approach
Terrorism Act 2000
Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA)
The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
Terrorism Act 2006
The US approach
What sort of law?
The US terrorist laws
Patriot Act 2001
What sort of law?
The US terrorist laws
Patriot Act 2001
Terrorism Act 2000
Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001 (ATCSA)
The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
Terrorism Act 2006
The US approach
What sort of law?
The US terrorist laws
Patriot Act 2001
What sort of law?
The US terrorist laws
Patriot Act 2001
5 | Laws and terrorism: the European Union
The more we are together
Definition
Stepping stones to unity
An agenda for united action-in-law
Reinforcement of EU legal action
The anti-terrorism laws of some European states
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Sweden
Norway
Greece
Afterthought
6 | Counter-terrorism tactics and rights: the United Kingdom and the United States
The United Kingdom
The Home Office
Surveillance in practice
MI5
The Metropolitan Police Service
The SUS procedures
The United States
The FBI
The CIA
The NSA
Guardianship and our rights
Afterthought
7 | Counter-terrorism tactics and rights: the European Union
The European Convention on Human Rights
Council of Europe Guidelines on Rights
Counter-terrorism tactics: permissible ones
Radicalisation and recruitment
EU counter-terrorism: some state programmes
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
Retrospect: Europe right or wrong?
8 | Counter-terrorism: treatment of suspects
Arrest
Charges
Nature of charges
Court procedure
Alienation
Detention
Detention spells in other states
Imprisonment
Belmarsh Prison
Postscript
9 | Rendition: kidnapping suspects by order
Definition and scale
The United States and rendition
The United Kingdom and rendition
Europe and rendition
From logistics to turning a blind eye
Rendition; fact and fiction
Amnesty International’s recommendations
The past, the present, the future
Final thoughts – and the future?
Glossary
Where to find out more
Index
