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Title Anti-terrorist measures and human rights / editors, Wolfgang Benedek, Alice Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos ; foreword, Walter Schwimmer
Published Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, 2004
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Contents Foreword / Walter Schwimmer -- Wolfgang Benedek -- Alice Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos -- Ernst Sucharipa -- International Anti-Terrorist Measures and Human Rights -- Human Rights as Standards and Framework Conditions for Anti-Terrorist Measures -- United Nations Human Rights Standards as Framework Conditions for Anti-Terrorist Measures / Christiane Bourloyannis-Vrailas -- Human Rights Standards and Framework Conditions for Anti-Terrorist Measures. European Standards and Procedures / Martin Eaton -- United Nations Measures against Terrorism -- United Nations Measures against Terrorism: Introductory Remarks / Odette Jankowitsch-Prevor -- The Counter-Terrorism Committee and Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001) / Walter Gehr -- The Ad Hoc Committee on Terrorism / Michael Postl -- United Nations Measures against Terrorism and the Work of the Terrorism Prevention Branch: The Rule of Law, Human Rights and Terrorism / Alex P. Schmid -- European Measures against Terrorism -- Anti-Terrorist Measures and Human Rights from the Perspective of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe / Peter Schieder -- Council of Europe Measures against Terrorism / Martin Eaton -- The European Union Approach to Measures against Terrorism / Walter Gehr -- National Anti-Terrorist Measures and Human Rights, General Issues and Case Studies -- Terrorism, States of Emergency and Human Rights / Kevin Boyle -- National Anti-Terrorist Measures in the United Kingdom / Tom Hadden -- Anti-Terrorist Measures of Greece / Alice Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos
Summary The tragic events of 11 September 2001 have led to an intensification of measures against terrorism both at the level of states and international organisations. New laws and resolutions have been passed in order to strengthen national and international action against terrorism. Some of these measures violate human rights and have been introduced without respect for obligatory procedures under international human rights conventions for derogations in cases of emergency. This development has given rise to much concern worldwide. In order to analyse the many (human rights) questions posed by the
Notes Papers from a symposium organized on the initiative of the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights, by the European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna held in Vienna on 30-31 October 2002
At head of title: Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights, European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Terrorism -- Prevention -- Congresses
Human rights -- Congresses
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Congresses
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Law Enforcement.
Human rights
Terrorism -- Prevention
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos, Alice. editor.
Benedek, Wolfgang. editor.
Hidryma Marankopoulou gia ta Dikaiōmata tou Anthrōpou.
European Training and Research Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (Graz, Austria)
Diplomatische Akademie Wien.
LC no. 2004304610
ISBN 1423721608
9781423721604
9047402979
9789047402978