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Contents
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Preliminary Material
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
Editorial Note
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Table of Cases
International
International Criminal Court
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)
International Court of Justice
UN Committee Against Torture
UN Human Rights Committee
Regional
African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) and African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACtHPR)
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR)
National
United Kingdom
United States of America
Other National Decisions
Table of Treaties and Other Instruments
International
UNSC Resolutions
UNGA Resolutions
Regional
Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Council of Europe
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
European Union
Inter-American System (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), and Organization of American States (OAS))
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
League of Arab States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Organisation of African Unity (OAU)/African Union (AU)
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (formerly Organization of the Islamic Conference) (OIC)
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
National
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Cambodia
Chile
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Italy
Kenya
Nigeria
Pakistan
Peru
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain
Tanzania
Thailand
The Netherlands
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States of America
Main Text
1 Introduction
Part I Counter-terrorism and The Rule of Law Framework
2 The Rule of Law Framework and its Lacunae
1 Introduction
2 Normative Lacunae
2.1 Absence of a Universal Definition of Terrorism
2.2 Diverse Interpretation of Existing Terrorism Norms
2.3 The Weakness or Absence of Political Will
3 Interpretative Lacunae
3.1 To ‘Balance’ or ‘Accommodate’?
3.2 Judicial Interpretative Approaches: Deference (‘Balancing’) versus Robustness (‘Accommodation’)
3.2.1 Judicial Deference Coupled with Robustness
3.2.2 Judicial Deference
3.2.2.1
3.2.2.3 Suresh v Canada
3.3 Uncertainty and Diversity of Interpretative Approaches to Extra-Territoriality
3.3.1 International: UN Human Rights Committee
3.3.2 Regional: European Court of Human Rights
3.3.3 National Approaches
3.3.3.1 UK: Al-Skeini
3.3.3.2 US: Boumediene
3.3.4 The Extra-Territoriality Jurisdictional Maze and its Lacunae
4 Policy Created Lacunae
4.1 The Normalization of Exceptional Measures
4.2 International Rule of Law Framework: The Executive’s Friend or Foe?
4.3 ‘Paradigm Shopping’: Criminal Justice, Military, or ‘New’?
4.4 The Disclosure of Classified Security Related Materials
5 Conclusion and Recommendations
3 The United Nations and Counter-Terrorism
1 Introduction
2 The Cold War and the Establishment of Multilateralism
3 The UN and The ‘War on Terror’
4 The UN and State Sponsored Terrorism
5 From Criminal Justice to Collective Security: Non-State Actors and Terrorism
6 The Role of the Security Council
6.1 The Security Council and Criminal Justice
6.2 The Security Council and the Use of Force
7 The UN and the Right of Self-Defence
8 The Role of the General Assembly in Achieving a Consensual Legal Framework
9 Conclusions and Recommendations
4 Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law
1 Introduction
2 International Legal Framework
3 Judicial Control of EU Sanctions
4 Case Law of the EU Courts
4.1 UN Sanctions: General
4.2 Kadi
4.2.2 The Aftermath of Kadi
5 Unilateral EU Sanctions Against Suspected Terrorists
6 Concluding Remarks
5 States’ Obligations under International Refugee Law and Counter-Terrorism Responses
1 The Rule of Law, Counter-Terrorism, and Refugee Law: Some Introductory Remarks
2 Definition and Legal Nature of the Non-Refoulement Principle
2.1 The Customary Nature of the Non-Refoulement Principle
2.2 Does the Non-Refoulement Principle have Jus Cogens Status?
3 The Doctrine and Jurisprudence of International Human Rights Bodies
3.1 UN Committee Against Torture
3.2 UN Human Rights Committee
3.3 The Inter-American System of Protection
3.4 European Court of Human Rights
4 Some Concluding Remarks and Recommendations
6 Criminality and Terrorism
1 Introduction
2 The Purpose and Promise of Criminal Law Controls on Terrorism
3 International and Transnational Criminal Law
3.1 Transnational Criminal Cooperation through Sectoral Conventions
3.2 UN Security Council Resolution 1373
3.2.1 Obligation to Criminalize Terrorism
3.2.2 Ancillary, Inchoate, and Preparatory Terrorism Offences
3.3 Membership of Terrorist Organizations
3.4 Terrorist Financing Offences
3.5 Speech-Related Terrorism Offences
4 Regional Criminal Law
5 Criminal Procedure and Terrorism
6 Criminal and Non-Criminal Controls on Terrorism
6.1 Terrorist Offenders and Control Orders
7 Conclusion and Recommendations
7 Armed Conflict and Terrorism
1 Introduction
2 The Law Governing Armed Conflict
2.1 The Prohibition as War Crimes of Specific Acts of Terrorism Committed in Armed Conflict
2.2 The Prohibition, as War Crimes, of a Range of Other Acts that Would Commonly be Deemed ‘Terrorist’ if Committed Outside Armed Conflict
2.2.1 International Armed Conflict
2.2.2 Non-international Armed Conflict
2.2.3 Summary
3 The Law Governing Acts of Terrorism
4 The UN Draft Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism
5 Political Definitions of Terrorism
6 Political and Practical Reasons for not Blurring Armed Conflict and Terrorism
6.1 Political Reasons
6.2 Practical Reasons
7 The Legal Classificiation of the ‘Global War on Terrorism’
8 Conclusions
8.1 Recommendations
8 Executive Power and the Use of the State of Emergency
1 Introduction
2 The Legal Framework of the State in the Fight Against Terrorism
2.1 The Existence of Exceptional Circumstances Justifying Derogation
2.2 The Discretion of States and its Limitations
2.2.1 Non-Derogable Rights
2.2.1.1 Non-Derogable Rights Specified in Formal Instruments
2.2.1.2 Non-Derogable Rights Developed through Jurisprudence
2.3 Principle of Independence between Branches of Government
2.4 Non-Judicial Safeguards
2.5 Availability of Remedies
3 The Setting-Up and Implementation of Counter-Terrorism Policies by the Executive
3.1 Inter-American Region
3.1.1 Inter-American Counter-Terrorist Framework
3.1.2 State Practice
3.2 Other Regional State Practice
4. The Setting-Up of Counter-Terrorism Policies and the Judiciary: is there Room for its Participation?
5 General Assessment and Conclusions
9 Impunity and the Emerging Patterns of International Justice
1 The Context
2 Legal Frameworks and Examples of Impunity
2.1 Institutional Impunity: UN 1267 Sanctions Committee
3 Governmental Impunity: Recent State Practice
3.1 Legislature
3.2 Courts
3.3 The Executive
4 Pakistan
5 Some Concluding Thoughts: Where Do We Go From Here?
10 Beyond Radicalization
1 Introduction
2 The Poverty of Dominant Discourses
3 Building a Law and Social Movement Model
4 The Case Studies
5 Social Movements and the Law
6 Patterns of Mobilization
7 Backlash
7.1 Creating Identity: Exclusion and Repression
7.2 The Uses of Indiscriminate Repression
7.3 Tipping Factors for Violent Activism
7.4 Entrepreneurship, Structure, and Framing
8 Concluding Thought: Elements of an Integrated Anti-Violence Rule of Law Strategy
9 Recommendations
Part II Multidisciplinary Perspectives On The Rule Of Law In Action
11 The Role of the Lawyer in Shaping Responses to the Security Imperative
1 Introduction
2 The Role of the Legal Adviser at the Governmental Level
2.1 The Role of the Legal Adviser in the Legislative Process
2.2 The Role of the Legal Adviser in the Administrative Process
2.3 The Role of the Legal Adviser in Representing His or Her Country in International Negotiations
2.4 The Role of the Legal Adviser in Relation to the Policy-Maker
3 The Role of the Legal Adviser at the International Level
3.1 The Role of the International Legal Adviser in the Process of Establishing Norms
3.2 The Role of the International Legal Adviser in the Administrative Process of the Organization
3.3 The Role of the International Legal Adviser in Assisting Committees and Conferences in the Process of Negotiating International Treaties
3.4 The Role of the International Legal Adviser in Relation to the Policy-Maker
4 Common Elements
5 Conclusions
12 Counter-Terrorism Policy-Making from the Perspective of a Diplomat
1 Introduction
2 National Level
2.1 The Fight Against Domestic Terrorism in Spain—ETA
2.2 Potential Causes of the GAL Phenomenon
2.3 A Domestic Political Perspective of Terrorism
2.4 The Fight against Other Forms of Terrorism in Spain—al Qaeda
2.5 Distinguishing Planned from Exceptional Responses
3 National to International
3.1 The Club of Madrid International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security
3.1.1 The Club of Madrid
3.1.2 Key Findings and Policy Lessons Learnt
3.1.3 Policy Recommendations
3.1.4 Beyond the Summit
4 Multinational Level
4.1 Recent Review of NATO’s Strategic Concept
4.2 The Wider Role of a Diplomat
5 Conclusions
13 Counter-Terrorism Policing and the Rule of Law
1 Introduction
2 Context
3 The Development of the Role of the Police in Countering Terrorism
4 Does the Security Imperative Defeat the Rule of Law?
5 Intelligence Agencies and the Police—A Critical Partnership
5.1 Establishing the Strategic Partnership
5.2 The Relationship between Rule of Law Principles, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Agencies
5.2.1 Adherence to the Rule of Law and Operational Effectiveness
5.2.2 Rule of Law Principles in Operation
5.3 Operational Independence and Effective Accountability
5.4 Canadian Experience
5.5 US Experience
6 International Law Enforcement Cooperation
7 Policing Counter-Terrorism Tools and the Rule of Law
8 Key Rule of Law Recommendations for Counter-Terrorism Policing
8.1 Draft Code of Practice for Law Enforcement Officers engaged in Counter-Terrorism
8.2 Conclusion
14 Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism
1 Introduction
2 Intelligence, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law
2.1 The Changing Role of Intelligence in Counter-Terrorism
2.2 The Rule of Law Framework for Intelligence Related Activities
2.2.1 Principles of State Responsibility
2.2.2 International Humanitarian Law
2.2.3 International Human Rights Law
2.2.3.1 Applicability of Human Rights Law
2.2.3.2 Human Rights Law and Security Services
2.2.4 Individual Criminal Responsibility
3 Ensuring Human Rights in the Intelligence Cycle
3.1 Legal Basis and Mandate in Counter-Terrorism
3.2 Intelligence Collection and the Generation of Intelligence
3.2.1 ‘Human Intelligence’ (HUMINT)
3.2.2 Arrest, Detention, and Interrogation Powers
3.2.3 Surveillance and Signals Intelligence
3.2.3.1 Judicial Authorization and Independent Control
3.2.3.2 Transnational Signals Intelligence
3.3 Sharing of Intelligence and International Cooperation
3.3.1 Complicity in Human Rights Violations
3.4 Actionable Intelligence and the Legal Use of Intelligence
4 Ensuring Effective Oversight
4.1 Notion of Intelligence Accountability
4.2 Oversight Mechanisms
4.3 Closing Accountability Gaps
4.4 Towards a Review of Accountability Structures
5 Ensuring Legal Accountability
5.1 International Legal Framework
5.2 Challenges and Impediments
5.2.1 Investigations and Criminal Responsibility
5.2.2 Remedies and Reparation
6 Conclusions and Recommendations: Towards a Human Rights and Accountability Agenda?
6.1 Comprehensive Review and Stocktaking
6.2 Guidelines and Standards for Intelligence Accountability
6.3 Human Rights Training and Policy Dialogues
6.4 Separation of Intelligence Gathering and Law Enforcement
6.5 Upgrading Oversight Structures
6.6 Rule of Law Compliant Intelligence Cooperation
6.7 No Tolerance for Torture and Other Crimes under International Law
6.8 State Secrecy and Impediments to Accountability
6.9 Primacy of the Criminal Justice Response
6.10 International Accountability
15 The Military and the Role of Law in Countering Terrorism
1 Introduction
2 Definitions: Counter-Insurgency, Counter-Terrorism, and Nation Building
3 Combating Global Terrorism: Successes and Setbacks
4 Challenge of Information Operations
5 Winning the Struggle Against Terrorism
5.1 Conceptualizing the Conflict
5.2 Restructuring the Military
5.3 Law and Government
5.4 Toward a Holistic Approach to CT and COIN
5.4.1 Limit the Role of the Military
5.4.2 Focus on Intelligence
5.4.3 Conduct Effective Information Operations
5.4.4 Lawfare
6 Conclusion and Recommendations
16 Fair Process and the Security Council
1 The Security Council Al Qaida/ Taliban Sanctions Regime
1.1 Maintaining Peace and Security: The Innovative Path to the 1267 Regime
1.2 The Regime in Practice
2 The Fair Process Challenge
2.1 The Emerging Issue
2.2 The Security Council Response
3 The Ombudsperson and Due Process
3.1 The Ombudsperson Procedures and Fair Process
3.1.1 Information Gathering
3.1.1.1 Access to Classified Information
3.1.2 The Dialogue Phase
3.1.3 The Comprehensive Report
3.2 The Ombudsperson—Procedural Fairness ‘Value Added’
4 Conclusion
Part III Counter-terrorism In Practice
17 Classification, Administration, and Treatment of Battlefield Detainees
1 Introduction
2 Competing Paradigms
2.1 Armed Conflict or Law Enforcement?
2.2 International or Non-International Armed Conflict?
2.3 Law Enforcement?
3 Northern Ireland: A Case Study
4 Classification Challenges
4.1 Historical Development before the Geneva Conventions
4.2 The Geneva Conventions
4.3 Additional Protocol 1
4.4 State Practice before 2001
4.4.1 Prisoners of War
4.4.2 Others: Retained Personnel and Internees
4.4.3 The Position in Non-International Armed Conflicts: Security Internees and Criminal Detainees
4.5 State Practice since 2001
5 Administration and Treatment Challenges
5.1 International Armed Conflicts
5.1.1 The ICRC Commentary and Diplomatic Conference
5.1.2 State Practice
5.2 Non-International Armed Conflicts and Other Military Operations
5.3 Practice in the ‘War on Terror’
6 Conclusions and Recommendations
18 Detention as a Response to Terrorism
1 Introduction
2 International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
3 Detention as a Function of Criminal Justice Processes
3.1 The Pre-Charge Arrest Phase—IHRL
3.2 The Pre-Trial Arrest Phase—IHL
3.3 Remand Detention—IHRL
3.4 Remand Detention Phase—IHL
3.5 Deprivation of Liberty as a Punishment
4 Administrative Internment
4.1 Administrative Internment—IHRL
4.2 Administrative Internment—IHL
5 Secret Detention
5.1 Secret Detention—IHRL
5.2 Secret Detention—IHL/International Criminal Law
6 Conclusion and Recommendations
6.1 Recommendations
19 Treatment in Detention
1 Introduction
1.1 Treatment in Detention and Counter-Terrorism
1.2 Definitions and Explanations
1.3 Accountability of the State
2 Key Issues in the Treatment of Detained Persons
2.1 Treatment in Initial Detention
2.1.1 The Nature of the Place of Initial Detention
2.1.2 Duration of Initial Detention
2.1.3 Registering Persons in Detention
2.1.4 Interviewing and Interrogating in Initial Detention
2.1.5 Special Issues in Relation to Administrative Detention
2.1.6 Conditions of Detention
2.2 Treatment after Initial Detention
2.2.1 Indefinite Detention
2.2.2 Return from Remand Detention to Police/Security Service Detention
2.2.3 Solitary Confinement
3 Legal Safeguards Against Ill Treatment
3.1 The Presumption in favour of Safeguards Applying to All Detained Persons
3.2 International Obligations and Standards at the Universal and Regional Levels
3.2.1 The Trinity of Rights in Initial Detention
3.2.1.1 Exceptions in the Exercise of Rights
3.2.2 Other Important Rights and Safeguards in Initial Detention
3.2.2.1 Information on Rights
3.2.2.2 Appearance before a Judge
3.2.3 Combating Impunity
4 Conclusions and Recommendations
20 Torture, Interrogation, Counter-Terrorism, and the Rule of Law
1 Introduction
2 Reactions to Terrorism
3 Legal Regimes
3.1 The Human Rights Law Regime
3.2 The Criminal Law Regime
3.3 The LOAC Regime
3.3.1 Law of Armed Conflict
3.3.2 Military Commissions
3.4 Extraordinary Rendition
4 Baseline Standards for Interrogations
4.1 Compliance
4.2 Reliability
4.3 Admissible Evidence
4.4 Legitimacy
4.5 Recommendations
5 Conclusion
21 ‘Extraordinary Rendition’
1 Introduction
2 Factual Overview
3 Legal Regimes Applicable to Extraordinary Rendition
3.1 Inter-State Obligations under Public International Law
3.2 International Humanitarian Law
3.3 Human Rights Law
3.3.1 ‘Extraterritorial’ Renditions and Human Rights Obligations
3.3.2 Rights Implicated by Extraordinary Rendition
3.3.2.1 Liberty
3.3.2.2 Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment
3.3.2.3 Non-refoulement ’ to Serious Violations
3.3.2.4 Procedural Rights applicable to Transfers
3.3.2.5 Rendition as Enforced Disappearance
3.3.3 The Right to Remedy and Reparation
3.3.4 The Right to Truth and Justice and the Duty to Investigate and Prosecute
3.3.5 Other Rights
4 State Responsibility in International Law
4.1 Positive Obligations to Prevent and Protect against Serious Human Rights Violations, including to Criminalize, Investigate, Prosecute, and Provide Redress
4.2 Responsibility of Third States for Aiding and Assisting, Directing or Controlling, or Coercing
4.3 Broader Obligations in Face of Serious Breach of Peremptory Norms
5 Individual Criminal Responsibility
6 Types of Conduct Incurring State and Individual Responsibility
6.1 Arrest and Detention on the State’s Territory
6.2 Keeping them Airborne: Staging, Stopover, and Logistical Support
6.3 Transnational Intelligence Cooperation
6.3.1 Questioning Detainees
6.3.2 Provision of Intelligence
6.3.3 Receipt of Intelligence
7 Elusive Truth and Justice: Challenges to Litigating Extraordinary Rendition
7.1 Limited Investigations
7.2 Limited, Low-Level Prosecutions
7.3 Obstacles to Civil Accountability Litigation
7.3.1 Immunities for Torture
7.3.2 State Secrets and National Security Defences
7.4 The Emerging Role of Regional Human Rights Courts and Bodies
8 Conclusions and Recommendations
22 Reconciling National Security and Non-Refoulement : Exceptions, Exclusion, and Diplomatic Assurances
1 Introduction
2 Exclusion from International Protection
3 The Principle of Non-Refoulement and National Security Interests of States
4 Prioritizing National Security Interests by Using Diplomatic Assurances
4.1 The Use of Diplomatic Assurances as Part of Formal Removal Procedures
5 Extraordinary Rendition Practices
6 Conclusion
6.1 Exclusion from International Protection
6.2 Using Diplomatic Assurances
6.3 Final Remarks
23 Anti-Terrorism Laws, Terrorist Profiling, and the Right to Non-Discrimination
1 Introduction
2 The Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
2.1 Sources of the Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
2.2 Scope of the Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
2.3 Prohibited Grounds of Distinction
2.4 Direct and Indirect Discrimination
2.5 Justified and Unjustified Distinctions
2.6 The Right to Non-Discrimination in States of Emergency
2.7 The Right to Non-Discrimination in Situations of Armed Conflict
3 Discriminatory Anti-Terrorism Laws
3.1 Preventive Detention of Foreign Terrorist Suspects
3.2 Trial by Special Tribunal of Foreign Nationals
4 Terrorist Profiling
4.1 Examples
4.2 Assessment
4.3 Recommendations
5 Conclusion
24 Use of Lethal Force against Suspected Terrorists
1 Introduction
2 Use of Force in the Territory of Another State
2.1 Principle of Respect for Territorial Integrity of States
2.1.1 Self-Defence Exception
3 Right to Life of Suspected Terrorists
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Applicable Legal Regime
3.3 The Armed Conflict Regime
3.3.1 Existence of an Armed Conflict
3.3.2 Status of Members of Terrorist Groups
3.3.2.1 International Armed Conflicts
3.3.2.2 Non-international Armed Conflicts
3.3.2.3 Taking a Direct Part in Hostilities
3.3.2.4 The Time-Frame of Vulnerability to Attack
3.3.2.5 Limitations on Further Limitations on Use of Lethal Force
3.3.2.6 Summary of Armed Conflict Regime
3.4 Law Enforcement Regime
3.4.1 Use of Lethal Force as an Exception to the Right to Life
3.4.2 Extra-Territorial Application of Human Rights Conventions
3.4.3 Absolute Necessity and Extra-Territorial Action
4 Concluding Comments: Lethal Force and the Rule of Law
Epilogue
Part IV Judicial Responses
25 The ‘Push-Pull’ of the Law of War: The Rule of Law and Military Commissions
1 Introduction
2 Wars and Crimes
2.1 Congress Responds to 9/11
2.2 Material Support and the Criminal Enemy
2.3 The Least Worst Place
3 Domestic Law Goes to War
4 Half Way Courts and Habeas Corpus
4.1 Tilting at Windmills
4.2 Who is an Enemy Combatant?
4.3 From Months to Years—The Supreme Court Affirms Habeas Corpus
5 Military Justice on Trial
5.1 Military Commissions Start then Stop
5.2 ‘I Just Don’t Know’
5.3 ‘The Rule of Law that Prevails in this Jurisdiction’
6 The Military Commissions Act of 2006
6.1 ‘If Rocks Start Falling, Run Faster’
6.2 Hurry Up and Wait
6.3 The Usefulness of Military Commissions?
7 Conclusion
8 Final Observations and Recommendations
26 The Role of Military Courts in a Counter-Terrorism Framework: Trends in International Human Rights Jurisprudence and Practice
1 Introduction
2 The United Nations Human Rights System
2.1 The Trial of Civilians by Military Courts: Principles, Standards, and Practice
2.2 The Trial of Suspected Terrorists by Military Courts and the Practice of the UN Human Rights Bodies
2.3 Military Courts and the Right to a Fair Trial in UN Practice and Jurisprudence
2.3.1 Key Guiding Principles
2.3.2 Emergency Situations and Derogable and Non-Derogable Human Rights Principles
2.3.3 Summary of the Approach by the UN Human Rights System
3 The European Human Rights System
3.1 The Trial of Civilians by Military Courts: Principles, Standards, and Practice
3.2 The Trial of Suspected Terrorists by Military Courts and the Practice of the European Human Rights System
3.3 Military Courts and the Right to a Fair Trial in the Practice of the European Human Rights System
3.3.1 Key Guiding Principles
3.3.2 Emergency Situations and Derogable and Non-Derogable Human Rights Principles
3.3.3 Summary of the Approach by the European Human Rights System
4 The Inter-American Human Rights System
4.1 The Trial of Civilians by Military Courts: Principles, Standards, and Practice
4.2 The Trial of Suspected Terrorist by Military Courts and the Practice of the Inter-American System
4.3 Military Courts and the Right to a Fair Trial in the Practice of the Inter-American Human Rights System
4.3.1 Key Guiding Principles
4.3.2 Emergency Situations and Derogable and Non-Derogable Human Rights Principles
4.3.3 Summary of the Approach by the UN Human Rights System
5 Conclusions and Recommendations
27 Restricted Immigration Procedures in National Security Cases and the Rule of Law: An Uncomfortable Relationship
1 Introduction
2 The Emergence of Immigration Procedures as a Tool of Counter-Terrorism
2.1 Key Procedural Issues Arising from such Trends
2.1.1 The Chahal Case
3 Triggering the Siac System
4 The Siac System
4.1 SIAC Procedures
4.2 ‘Tainting’
4.3 Other Potential Conflicts of Interest
4.4 SIAC and the Review of Indefinite Detention
4.5 The (Mis)Use of the SIAC System to Meet State Security Imperatives
5 Procedural Safeguards Arising Under the Echr
6 Procedural Safeguards Arising Under Other Echr Provisions
6.1 Articles 3 and 13 ECHR
6.1.1 Othman v United Kingdom
6.1.2 The Netherlands
6.1.2.1 Ramzy v Netherlands
6.1.2.2 A v Netherlands
6.1.3 Italy and the Pisanu Law
6.1.3.1 Illustrative Cases
6.2 Articles 8 and 13 ECHR
6.2.1 Bulgaria
6.2.1.1 Al Nashif v Bulgaria
6.2.2.2 CG v Bulgaria
6.2.2.3 Kaushal v Bulgaria
7 The Special Position of Matters Regulated By EU Law
8 Conclusion and Recommendations
28 Human Rights and the Fight against Terrorism: Some Comments on the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights
1 Introduction
2 Some Characteristics of the System of the European Convention on Human Rights
3 Some Relevant Judgments of the Court Relating to Human Rights and the Fight Against Terrorism
3.1 Article 1 (Obligation to Respect Human Rights)
3.2 Article 2 (Right to Life)
3.2.1 Minimizing Recourse to Lethal Force
3.2.2 Imposition of a Death Penalty
3.2.3 No Expulsion, Extradition, or Refoulement When There is a Real Risk to Life and Limb: No Lesser Standards for Terrorists
3.2.4 The Need to Strictly Apply Interim Measures Ordered by the Court
3.2.5 Positive Obligation for the Authorities to Carry out an Immediate, Effective, and Independent Investigation when there is an Arguable Claim that Someone has Died or has been Ill-Treated by State Agents
3.3 Article 3 (Prohibition of Torture, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment)
3.3.1 No Torture, Not Even in a ‘Ticking Bomb’ Situation
3.3.2 No Inhuman or Degrading Interrogation Techniques
3.3.3 Humane Detention Conditions
3.3.4 Extradition with a View to Interrogation by a Foreign State (outside Europe) and Diplomatic Assurances
3.4 Article 5: Right to Liberty and Security
3.4.1 No Arbitrary Arrest or Detention
3.4.2 Habeas Corpus
3.4.3 Right to Review the Legality of the (Prolonged) Deprivation of Liberty by a Court
3.4.4 Unlawful ‘Administrative’ Detention (unless falling within Article 5(1)(a)–(f))
3.5 Articles 6 and 13: Right to a Fair Trial, and Right to an Effective Remedy
Article 6
Article 13
3.5.1 All ‘Normal’ Rights under Article 6 also Available for Terrorists
3.5.2 Terrorist Suspects have the Right to an Effective Remedy under Article 13
3.5.3 Disclosure of Material
3.5.4 Prohibition to use as Evidence Material which has been Obtained via Torture or Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
3.5.5 Extradition and the Possibility of a Flagrant Denial of a Fair Trial
4 Conclusion
29 The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Perspective on Terrorism
1 Introduction
2 Terrorism and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Legal Framework
2.1 The American Convention on Human Rights (Pact of San José)
2.2 Inter-American Convention against Terrorism 2002
2.3 Resolutions on Terrorism of the Organization of American States
3 Case Law of the Inter-American Court on the Criminalization of Terrorism
4 Extra-Judicial Executions and Terrorism
5 Torture and Terrorism
6 Forced Disappearances and Terrorism
7 Procedural Guarantees and Terrorism
8 Self-Amnesty and Terrorism
9 Detention and Imprisonment of Persons Prosecuted for Terrorism
10 Reparation
11 Final Considerations
30 The Role and Legal Framework of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Securing Justice for Victims
1 Introduction
2 An Overview of the Inter-American System
3 The Role of the Iachr in Securing Justice for Victims
3.1 The Preparation of Studies and Reports
3.2 The Processing of Individual Communications
3.2.1 Exhausting National Remedies
3.2.2 Bringing a Case to the IACHR
3.2.3 From the IACHR to the IACtHR
3.3 The Conducting of On-Site Observations
3.4 Principal Challenges to the Current System
4 The Applicable Rule of Law Framework to Situations of Terrorism
4.1 International Human Rights Law (IHRL)
4.2 International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
4.2.1 Permissible Derogation in Time of War
4.2.2 IACHR’s Application of IHRL and IHL to Colombia and Argentina
4.2.3 The IACtHR’s Decision in Las Palmeras , Declaring the IACHR Incompetent to Apply IHL
4.2.4 Implications of the Las Palmeras Judgment
4.2.5 Extra-Territorial Reach of Legal Framework
4.3 Framework for the Protection of Certain Fundamental Democratic Rights
4.3.1 The Inter-American Democratic Charter
4.3.2 Responding to Violations of Democratic Rights
4.3.2.1 The Right to Freedom of Expression in a Counter-Terrorism Context
4.3.2.2 The Right to Freedom of Association
4.3.2.3 The Right to Privacy
5 Concluding Remarks and Recommendations
31 Reconciling the Protection of Human Rights and the Fight against Terrorism in Africa
1 Introduction
2 The Normative Framework of the Fight Against Terrorism
2.1 The Problems Posed by the Definition of Terrorist Acts
2.2 The Guiding Principles of Cooperation in the Fight against Terrorism
2.2.1 Harmonization of Domestic Law with the Algiers Convention
2.2.2 Trial or Reciprocal Delivery of Presumed Perpetrators of Terrorist Acts
2.2.3 Compliance with the Principles of International Law
3 The Enforcement of the Algiers Convention and its Consequences
4 Human Rights Violations
4.1 The Right to Life
4.2 The Principles of Legality and the Primacy of Law
4.3 The Principle of Legality with Respect to Crimes and Offences
4.4 Deprivation of Liberty: Police Custody, Detention under Remand, and Administrative Detention
4.5 The Right to a Fair Trial
4.6 Freedoms of Expression and Information
4.7 Right of Asylum and Non-refoulement
5 Towards a New Regional Approach to Protecting Human Rights in the African Framework of the Fight Against Terrorism
5.1 The Approach of the ACHPR
5.1.1 The ACHPR’s Role and Legal Framework
5.1.2 The ACHPR’s Role in the Fight against Terrorism
5.1.3 Concrete Recommendations on Strengthening the Counter-Terrorism Function of the ACHPR
6 The Necessity of Establishing a Common Approach to Protecting Human Rights in the Fight Against Terrorism on the African Continent
6.1 Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
6.2 The Complementary Roles of the ACHPR and the Court
6.3 Recommendations for Establishing Constructive and Effective Dialogue between the Key Continental Players
7 Conclusion and Recommendations
32 Terrorism and Counter-Terrorist Responses
1 Introduction
2 Legal Framework
3 International Criminal Jurisdiction
3.1 Direct Incorporation of Terrorism Offences
3.2 Indirect Inclusion under the Guise of Other International Crimes
4 Practice of International Courts and Tribunals
4.1 War Crimes
4.1.1 Acts or Threats of Violence the Primary Purpose of which is to Spread Terror Among the Civilian Population
4.1.2 Acts of Terror
4.1.3 Threshold Applicability
4.1.4 Direct Participation in Hostilities
4.2 Crimes against Humanity
4.3 Genocide
5 International Cooperation and Judicial Assistance
5.1 Existing Framework
5.2 The Handling of Sensitive Materials
6 Dealing with Large Quantities of Facts and Evidence
7 Conclusion and Recommendations
33 Realizing the Right to Redress for Victims of Terrorist Attacks
1 Victims of a Global Phenomenon Need a Global Approach to Redress
1.1 Bologna, 2 August 1980
1.2 New York, 11 September 2001
1.3 Madrid, 11 March 2004
1.4 The Role of Civil Society in Ensuring Access to Justice
2 A Comparative Overview of Domestic Legislation
2.1 Italian Law on the Compensation of Victims of Terrorism and Similar Crimes
2.2 Spanish Law of Solidarity with the Victims of Terrorism
2.3 Effects of EU Legislation and Policy on the Adoption of National Compensation Schemes for Crime Victims in European Countries
2.4 The ‘September 11th Victim Compensation Fund’ in the US
3 The International Legal Framework on Victims’ Redress for Terrorist Crimes
4 Conclusions and Recommendations
Part V Non-Judicial Responses
34 Parliamentary Oversight of Counter-Terrorism Policies
1 Why Parliamentary Oversight?
2 Parliamentary Oversight
2.1 Normative Framework
2.2 Benefits of Parliamentary Oversight
2.3 Context of Democratic Governance
2.4 The Challenge of Coordinated Parliamentary Oversight of Counter-Terrorism
3 Parliamentary Oversight Bodies
3.1 Oversight through Normal Parliamentary Practice
3.2 Permanent Oversight Bodies for Intelligence Related Activities
3.3 Ad hoc Oversight Bodies and Inquiries
3.4 Access to Classified Information
4 Parliamentary Oversight in Practice
4.1 US Congress
4.2 Germany
4.3 Other Recent Practice
5 International Oversight of International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
5.1 International Cooperation of National Parliaments
5.2 Regional Parliamentary Bodies
5.3 The Lessons of the Extraordinary Renditions Case
5.4 Oversight of EU Cooperation with Third Party States
6 The Future of Parliamentary Oversight at the European Level
6.1 Parliamentary Oversight and the EU Counter-Terrorism Strategy
6.2 Impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on EU Parliamentary Oversight
7 Conclusions and Recommendations
35 Strengthening Interstate Cooperation
1 Introduction: The Role of Eurojust in the Fight against Terrorism
1.1 National Investigations and Prosecutions against Global Terrorism: the Need to Reinforce Transnational Judicial Cooperation between EU Member States
1.2 The Role of Eurojust in the Cooperation and Coordination of Investigations and Prosecutions against Terrorism
2 Exchange of Information, Mutual Legal Assistance, and Mutual Recognition in Criminal Matters
2.1 Exchange of Information and Data Protection Rules
2.1.1 The Information Provided to Eurojust by the National Authorities of the Member States: the National Correspondents of Terrorism
2.1.2 Operational and Strategic Information on Terrorism
2.1.3 The Eurojust National Coordination Systems (ENCS)
2.1.4 The Facilitation of Exchange of Information between the Judicial Authorities Investigating the Same Terrorist Organization: Coordination Meetings at Eurojust Premises
2.1.5 The Protection of Personal Data in Eurojust
2.2 European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and Fundamental Rights of the Arrested Person
2.3 Investigative Measures and Fundamental Rights of the Suspect
2.4 Freezing and Confiscation of Criminal Assets and Fundamental Rights of the Offenders and Third Parties
3 Eurojust’s Collaboration with the EU’s Stakeholders
3.1 Europol
3.2 European Institutions: European Parliament, European Commission, and the Council of the EU
3.3 The EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
4 Eurojust’s Collaboration With Third Party Countries and International Organizations
5 Conclusion and Recommendations
36 Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism in Africa
1 Introduction
2 Background to the African Union Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism
2.1 Colonialism and the Emergence of Non-State Actors
2.2 The Post-Colonial State and the Growth of Religious Radicalism
3 OAU Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism Prior To 9/11
3.1 Response to National Liberation Movements and Development of the Political Exemption Principle
3.2 OAU Responses to Post-Colonial Religious Radicalism and al Qaeda
3.3 Crafting Cooperation and the Legal Framework of the OAU Criminal Justice Responses
3.3.1 The 1992 Dakar Decision and the 1994 Tunis Declaration on a Code of Conduct
3.3.2 The OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism and the Political Exemption Principle
3.3.2.1 The Definition of Terrorism and its Implication for Regional Politics
3.3.2.2 The Contribution of the Convention to Criminal Justice: Exempting Terrorist Acts from Political Crimes
3.3.2.3 Pitfalls of the Convention
3.4 Challenges to the OAU Criminal Justice Response
4 9/11 And the Transition from the OAU to the AU: From Theory to Practice
5 Strengthening the Regional Regulatory Framework: Key Best Practices of the AU
5.1 The Protocol to the OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism
5.2 AU Plan of Action on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism in Africa
5.3 The African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT)
5.4 AU Anti-Terrorism Model Law and Domestic Enforcement of Regional and International Counter-Terrorism Instruments
5.5 The Counter-Terrorism Practices of the Peace and Security Council (PSC)
5.6 Norm against the Payment of Ransom and its Implications for Counter-Terrorism
6 Counter-Terrorism and its Implications for Human Rights in Africa
7 Prosecuting Terrorism in Africa: States’ Compliance with Regional Counter-Terrorism Instruments
8 Strengthening the Regional Regulatory Framework: Key Challenges to the AU
8.1 Operational and Human Resource Challenges
8.2 The Human Rights Conundrum
9 Strengthening the Regional Regulatory Framework: The Development of Sub-Regional Best Practices
9.1 Relationship between AU and Sub-Regional Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism
9.2 Assessing RECs’ Contribution to Counter-Terrorism: Best or Bad Practices?
9.2.1 The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
9.2.2 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
9.2.3 Southern African Development Community (SADC)
9.3 Challenges to Sub-Regional Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism
10 General Recommendations for Strengthening African Union and Sub-Regional Criminal Justice Frameworks
11 Conclusion
37 Implementing Human Rights and Rule of Law Aspects of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
1 Introduction
2 Pillar IV of the Strategy
2.1 Ratification, Implementation, and Criminalization
2.2 Guarantee of Due Process: Human Rights Protection in Terrorism Related Cases
3 UNODC/TPB’s Experience in Implementing Pillar IV of the Strategy
3.1 Role, Mandate, and Modus Operandi: Integrated Approach across Pillar IV
3.2 UNODC/TPB’s Activities and Initiatives
3.2.1 Involvement in UN CTITF Working Groups
3.2.2 Assistance in the Ratification and Domestication of Universal Instruments and Capacity Building Efforts and the Development of Tools and Publications
4 Challenges Identified in the Implementation of Technical Assistance Activities on Pillar IV of the Strategy
5 Recommendations
5.1 Suggestions for Countries
5.2 Suggestions for the International Community
6 Conclusion
38 Conclusion
1 Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism
2 International Rule of Law
3 Benefits of Adherence to the Rule of Law and Consequences of Non-Adherence
4 Legal Principles and Framework
4.1 International Humanitarian Law
4.2 Criminal Law
4.3 International Human Rights Law
4.3.1 Treatment in Detention
4.3.2 Detention as an Instrument of Counter-Terrorism
4.3.3 Unlawful Coercive Interrogation
4.3.4 Use of Lethal Force
4.3.5 Discrimination
4.4 Asylum and Refugee Law
4.5 Lacunae within the Existing Framework
5 Military Versus Criminal Justice/Preventive Paradigms
6 Institutional Framework
6.1 United Nations
6.2 Regional
7 Judicial Mechanisms of Control and Accountability
7.1 National Security Concerns
7.2 Emergency Powers
7.3 Immigration
7.4 Military Trials and Commissions
7.5 Targeted Measures
7.6 Redress for Victims of Terrorist Attacks
8 Non-Judicial Mechanisms of Control and Accountability
8.1 National and Regional Parliamentary Oversight
8.2 Regional and International Human Rights Mechanisms
8.3 Institutional Mechanism: Ombudsperson
9 Final Remarks
Further Material
Bibliography
Index
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Nigel D White
From:
Counter-Terrorism: International Law and Practice
Edited By: Ana María Salinas de Frías, Katja Samuel, Nigel D White
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