"Helen Duffy's analysis of international law and practice in relation to
terrorism and counter-terrorism provides a framework for analysing the
lawfulness of the many legislative, policy and judicial developments
which have proliferated since 9/11. Among the many specific issues she
addresses are targeted killings and the death of Osama bin Laden,
detentions (including Guantanamo Bay), sanctions regimes, surveillance,
extraordinary renditions, the prohibition on 'association' or 'support'
for terrorism and the evolving preventive role of criminal law. She also
considers the unfolding responses to political and judicial wrongs
committed in the war on terror, such as the impact of the courts on
human rights protection. While exploring areas of controversy,
uncertainty and flux, she questions post-9/11 allegations of gaping
holes, inadequacies or transformation in the international legal order
and concludes by highlighting characteristics of the 'war on terror' and
questioning its longer term implications."—Publisher's Description
