Syllabus/achievement requirements

Bibliography

Required readings:

All articles are compiled in a compendium that can be purchased from Akademika bookstore.

• Bourloyannis-Vrailas, Christiane, “United Nations Human Rights Standards as Framework Conditions for Anti-terrorist Measures”, in Wolfgang Benedek and Alice Yotopoulus-Marangopoulos (eds.), Anti-terrorist Measures and Human Rights, Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV , 2004. Pp. 13-25 [13pp]

• Boyle, Kevin “Terrorism, States of Emergency and Human Rights”, in Wolfgang Benedek and Alice Yotopoulus-Marangopoulos (eds.), Anti-terrorist Measures and Human Rights, Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV , 2004. Pp 95-116 [22pp]

• Cassese, Antonio. International Law, Second Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, Chapter 22: “The International Response to Terrorism. Pp. 463-481 [19pp]

• Council of Europe: Opinion on the international legal obligations of Council of Europe member States in respect of secret detention facilities and inter-state transport of prisoners, Opinion no. 263/2005 (CDL-AD (2006) 009)

• Evatt, Elisabeth, “The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Freedom of Expression and State Security”, in Sandra Coliver et.al. (eds.), Secrecy and Liberty: National Security, Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 1999. Pp.83-108 [26pp]

• Gasser, Hans Peter, “Acts of Terror, “Terrorism” and International Humanitarian Law”, International Review of the Red Cross, Vol. 84, No. 847 (September 2002). Pp. 547-570 [24pp]

• Greve, Hanne Sophie, “Acts of Terrorism and Crimes within the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court”, in Morten Bergsmo (ed.), Human rights and Criminal Justice for the Downtrodden: Essays in Honour of Asbjørn Eide, Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2003. Pp.75-110 [ ]

• Council of Europe: Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Human Rights and the Fight Against Terrorism, CDDH(2002)0101 Addendum 1, Appendix 2, (available at http://www.coe.int/T/E/Human _rights/h(2002)4eng.pdf)

• Harding, Christopher, “The Concept of Terrorism and Responses to Global Terrorism: Coming to Terms with the Empty Sky”, in Paul Eden and Thérèse O’Donenell (eds.), September 11, 2001. A Turning Point in International and Domestic Law?, Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, Inc., 2005. Pp. 165-186 [22pp]

• Harvey, Colin, “The Rule of Law in Times of Trouble: Asylum, National Security and Human Rights”, in Paul Eden and Thérèse O’Donenell (eds.), September 11, 2001. A Turning Point in International and Domestic Law?, Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, Inc., 2005. Pp. 455-496 [42pp]

• Lemmens, P, “Respecting Human Rights in the Fight against Terrorism”, in Cyrille Fijnaut, Jan Wouters & Fredrik Naert (eds.), Legal Instruments in the Fight against International Terrorism. A Transatlantic Dialogue, The Hague: Brill Academic Publishers, 2004. Pp.223-250 [28pp]

• Mundis, Daryl A, “Prosecuting International Terrorists”, in Terrorism and International Law: Challenges and Responses, San Remo: International Institute of Humanitarian Law, 2003. Pp. 85-95 [11pp]

• Ovey, Claire and Robin C.A. White, The European Convention on Human Rights. Fourth Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, Ch. 5: Prohibition of Torture, Pp. 74-109 [36pp], Ch.7: Personal Liberty and Security, Pp.122-157 [35pp]

• Scheinin, Martin, “Reflections on defining “terrorism””, in Implementing Human Rights. Essays in Honour of Morten Kjærum, Copenhagen: The Danish Institute for Human Rights, 2007. Pp.396-404 [9pp]

• Schmid, Alex P. “United Nations Measures against terrorism and the Work of the Terrorism Prevention Branch: The Rule of Law, Human rights and Terrorism”, in Wolfgang Benedek and Alice Yotopoulus-Marangopoulos (eds.), Anti-terrorist Measures and Human Rights, Leiden: Koninklijke Brill NV , 2004. Pp.53-65 [13pp]

• Svensson-McCarthy, Anna Lena, The International Law of Human Rights and States of Exception with special reference to the travaux préparatoires and the case-law of the international monitoring organs, The Hague, Boston, London: Kluwer Law International, 1998, Ch .4: The Notion of National Security and Public Order. Pp. 147-189 [43pp]

• The Johannesburg Principles on National Security, Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, in Sandra Coliver et.al. (eds.), Secrecy and Liberty: National Security, Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 1999. Pp. 1-10 [11pp]

• Ulfstein, Geir.”Terrorism and the Use of Force”, In Security Dialogue, Vol. 34, No. Vol.34, No.2 (June 2003). Pp. 153-168 [10pp]

• Ulfstein, Geir “Counter-terrorism measures: The need for national and international review”, in Rikke Frank Jørgensen & Klaus Slavensky (eds.), Implementing Human Rights. Essays in Honour of Morten Kjærum, Copenhagen: The Danish Institute for Human Rights, 2007. Pp.451-460 [10pp]

• UN Human Rights Committee: General Comment 29 on States of Emergency (Article 4). U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/21/Rev.1/Add.11 (2001)

• UN Human Rights Council: Report on human rights and counter-terrorism by Special rapporteur Martin Scheinin, U.N. Doc E/CN.4//2006/98 (2006)

• UN Human Rights Council: Report on the situation of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/2006/120 (2006)

• UN Sub-commission on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights: Siracusa Principles on the Limitation and Derogation of Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. UN Doc. E/CN.4/1985/4 (1985)

• Warbrick, C., “Emergency Powers and Human Rights: the UK Experience”, in Cyrille Fijnaut, Jan Wouters & Fredrik Naert (eds.), Legal Instruments in the Fight against International Terrorism. A Transatlantic Dialogue, The Hague: Brill Academic Publishers, 2004. Pp. 361-410 [50pp]

• Wilkenson, Paul. Terrorism versus Democracy. The Liberal State Response, London: Frank Cass Publishers, 2000, Ch.1: Insurgency and Terrorism; Ch.2: The Emergence of Modern Terrorism, Ch.3: The Weapon of Terror: Key Trends. Pp. 1-77 [78pp]

Reference texts:

• Brownlie, Ian and Guy S. Goodwin-Gill (eds.), Basic Documents on Human Rights., 5th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Recommended readings:

• Chesterman, Simon, “Legitimacy and the Use of Force in Response to Terrorism – A Comment”, in Paul Eden and Thérèse O’Donenell (eds.), September 11, 2001. A Turning Point in International and Domestic Law?, Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, Inc., 2005. Pp. 149-161[13pp]

• Fenwick, Helen, “The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 - The “Response” of Great Britain’s Legal order to September 11, 2001: Conflicts with Fundamental Rights”, in Paul Eden and Thérèse O’Donenell (eds.), September 11, 2001. A Turning Point in International and Domestic Law?, Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, Inc., 2005. Pp. 533-613[81pp]

• Hastrup, Kirsten “Fundamentalism: Liquid fear and the loss of flexibility”, in Rikke Frank Jørgensen & Klaus Slavensky (eds.), Implementing Human Rights. Essays in Honour of Morten Kjærum, Copenhagen: The Danish Institute for Human Rights, 2007. Pp.461-474 [14 pp]

• Heintze, Hans Joachim, “On the Relation between Human rights Protection and International Humanitarian Law”, International Revue of the Red Cross, Vol. 86, No. 856. Pp. 789-814 [26pp]

• Saul, Ben Defining Terrorism in International Law, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.

• Svensson-McCarthy, Anna Lena, The International Law of Human Rights and States of Exception with special reference to the travaux préparatoires and the case-law of the international monitoring organs, The Hague, Boston, London: Kluwer Law International, 1998, Ch.7: The Notion of Public Emergency in Europe. Pp. 285-325 [ 41pp]

• Terrorism and International Law: Challenges and Responses, San Remo: International Institute of Humanitarian Law, 2003.

• Wilkenson, Paul. Terrorism versus Democracy. The Liberal State Response, London: Frank Cass Publishers, 2000, Ch.9: The Media and terrorism. Pp. 174-187[14pp]

• Wouters, Jan and Fredrik Naert, “Shockwaves through International Law after September 11: Finding the Right Response to the Challenges of International Terrorism”, in Cyrille Fijnaut, Jan Wouters & Fredrik Naert (eds.), Legal Instruments in the Fight against International Terrorism. A Transatlantic Dialogue, The Hague: Brill Academic Publishers, 2004. Pp. 411-545 [134pp]