Terrorism and Human Rights

Ram Dutt Sharma

ISBN 10: 9381499039 / ISBN 13: 9789381499030

Published by Shakti Pub, 2011

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Contents Preface 1 The root cause of terrorism in India 2 Exploring root and trigger causes of terrorism 3 The criminology of terrorism 4 Removing the policy requirement and extending crimes against humanity 5 Inclusion of terrorism in the category of international crimes 6 Terrorism and the law of war 7 National security terrorism and limitations on human rights 8 Combating terrorism the challenge of measuring effectiveness 9 Human rights challenges in the context of terrorism and counter-terrorism 10 Human security linking development and security in an age of terror 11 Strategy for a new world combating terrorism and transnational organized crime 12 The day the world changed terrorism and world order Bibliography IndexHuman rights are relevant to terrorism as concerns both its victims and its perpetrators The concept of human rights was first expressed in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights which established recognition of the inherent dignity and inalienable rights of all members of the human family The innocent victims of terrorism suffer an attack on their most basic right to live in peace and security The suspected perpetrators of attacks also have rights as members of the human family in the course of their apprehension and prosecution They have the right not to be subject to torture or other degrading treatment the right to be presumed innocent until they are deemed guilty of the crime and the right to public trial 296 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Terrorism and Human Rights
• Publisher: Shakti Pub
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9381499039
• ISBN 13: 9789381499030
• Binding: Hardcover