The International Fight Against Terrorism: A Colloquium on the Prospects for Further Cooperation between the European Union and the United States

This volume traces the developments in the laws and practices of the European Union and five of its Member States (the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Italy) at two points in time: first at the time of the Gulf War following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 2000; secondly, following the terrorist attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001.The focus is on the legal status of immigrants and asylum seekers and how that legal status is being modified on grounds of security-related measures adopted over a period of about ten years. Particularly, the question is whether and how far situations have come into existence, which could be considered to be in conflict with fundamental principles of human rights. 

Contents: The international dimensions of homeland security; Comparative approaches to security and maritime border control; European and German security policy and international terrorism; The proliferation security Initiative: security vs. freedom of navigation?; Limits on the use of force in maritime operations in support of WMD counter-proliferation initiatives; The proliferation security initiative in the maritime domain; Is there a new law of intervention and occupation?; Current issues in occupation law: 2003 civilian deaths in Baghdad; Treatment and interrogation of detained persons; Liberation and occupation : a commander's perspective; Military commissions: old laws for new wars; Military commissions: constitutional, jurisdictional, and due process requirements; Military commissions kangaroo courts?; Using force lawfully in the 21st century; The Gulf War: 1990-2004 (and still counting); The right of self-defense in the global fight against terrorism;The legality of Operation Iraqi Freedom under international law; Debating the issues. 

Contents: Introduction: The movement of people and the security of states; Empire through diasporic eyes: a view from the other boat; Displacement, diaspora mobilization, and transnational cycles of political violence; The return of the state? Financial reregulation in the pursuit of national security after September 11; 9/11: insinuating constitutional and international norms; The immigrant as threat to American security: a historical perspective; Governance, immigration policy, and security: Canada and the United States post-9/11; Praetorian passages: Central Asia at the edge of war; Migration and security as an issue in U.S.-European relations; War against havens for terrorism: examining a new presidential doctrine; Globalization, low-intensity conflict, and protracted statelessness/refugeehood: the plight of the Rohingyas; The Jewish question: the old and the new; The impact of the September 11 attacks on Arab and Muslim community in the United States; IR theory and epochal events: between paradigm shifts and business-as-usual.

Terrorism is often presented as the scourge of the 21st century. Yet, the September 2001 events did not come out of the blue as terrorism is not a new phenomenon. Similarly, the efforts to create the legal framework to combat terrorism go back many years. New, however, is the comprehensive and concise approach. This book introduces the various aspects surrounding efforts undertaken to enhance cooperation and coordination in the war against terrorism. It deals with jurisdiction and extradition, with the ICC and the ICJ, with safe havens and cross-border aspects.

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