Using Human Rights to Counter Terrorism

Edited by Manfred Nowak, Vienna Master of Arts in Applied Human Rights, University of Applied Arts, Italy and Anne Charbord, International Human Rights Lawyer, specializing in counter-terrorism, Paris, France

One often hears calls not to see anti-terrorism measures and the pursuit of human rights necessarily as opposites, but in many cases as complementary activities. This book offers a welcome exploration of this idea in a wide range of contexts, by experts on the practical as well as the conceptual level. This is a timely and important book with a significant contribution to make towards ensuring survival of people and of the human rights project.'--Christof Heyns, University of Pretoria, South Africa and Member of the UN Human Rights Committee; Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (2010-2016)'This excellent book edited by Manfred Nowak and Anne Charbord tackles the interplay between human rights and counter-terrorism in a comprehensive, digestible, and convincing fashion. The authors navigate the intricate complexities of the interplay between human rights and counter-terrorism with great skill. They are unanimous in their assessment that respect for human rights is a prerequisite for long-term success in countering terrorism.'--Tarik Gherbaoui, European Journal of Legal Studies

• Contents:IntroductionManfred Nowak and Anne Charbord1. Key trends in the fight against terrorism and key aspects of international human rights lawManfred Nowak and Anne Charbord2. Impact of post-9/11 counter-terrorism measures on all human rightsMartin Scheinin3. New counter-terrorism measures: Continuing challenges for human rightsBen Emmerson QC4. The complexity and challenges of addressing the conditions conducive to terrorismFionnuala Ní Aoláin 5. One step forward, two steps back: The Security Council, ‘Foreign Terrorist Fighters’, and human rightsLisa Ginsborg6. Acting ethically in the shadows: Intelligence gathering and human rightsRichard Barrett and Tom Parker7. The preventive criminal justice strategy against terrorism and its human rights implicationsUlrich Garms8. Questions of accountability in countering terrorismLisa N. OldringIndex