International Law Documents Relating To Terrorism [Hardcover]

Omer Elagab (Author), Jeehaan Elagab (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1859419836 | ISBN-13: 978-1859419830 | Publication Date: January 5, 2007 | Edition: 3

Since 9/11, terrorism has been at the forefront of global politics and international relations. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and provides a comprehensive compilation of international law documents relating to terrorism.

Covering the main instruments passed by the United Nations, regional organizations and the State practice of the US and the UK on the issue of combating terrorism in one handy volume, it covers the most recent instruments in the field of combating terrorism, such as:

• the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
• the Financial Action Task Force Revised Forty Recommendations on Money Laundering
• the Special Recommendations on Money Laundering
• the Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing.

The collection is introduced by the authors with an explanation of the salient issues relating to terrorism and proposals on how it can be combated.

International Law Documents Relating to Terrorism provides, in a single text, all the basic documents in international law relating to terrorism, paying particular attention to the Lockerbie bombing case and the developments since 9/11.

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About the Author

Dr Omer Y Elagab, D Phil (Oxon) Advocate, Reader-in-Law, Director of the L.L.M. in International Law Course, City University, London and Jeehaan O Y Elagab, LLB Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Law, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1032 pages
• Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish; 3 edition (January 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859419836
• ISBN-13: 978-1859419830
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,269,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)