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Counter-Terrorism - International Law and Practice edited by Salinas de Frías, Ana María; Samuel, Katja; White, Nigel D
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Katja LH Samuel, Nigel D White

From: Counter-Terrorism: International Law and Practice

Edited By: Ana María Salinas de Frías, Katja Samuel, Nigel D White

Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Published in print:
01 January 2012
ISBN:
9780199608928

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 03 April 2020

Subject(s):
Terrorism — Detention — Prosecution
Terrorism is more than a criminal act or acts. It is directed at civilians and against the very fabric of society more generally, and its essence can be captured (though not fully defined) by the idea of ‘violence intended to spread terror’.1 Terrorist blows followed by establishment counter-blows often lead to an escalating cycle of violence that is very difficult to break.2 Terrorism and counter-terrorism thereby become endemic, thus making it difficult to eradicate terrorism completely even though peace may appear in some instances to have been achieved, either...
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