The 9/11 effect : comparative counter-terrorism /

This book examines the responses of the United Nations, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada responded to 9/11. It also examines how Egypt, Syria, Israel, Singapore and Indonesia had to do comparatively little to respond. The book provides a critical take on how the United Nat...

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Main Author: Roach, Kent
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Summary:This book examines the responses of the United Nations, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada responded to 9/11. It also examines how Egypt, Syria, Israel, Singapore and Indonesia had to do comparatively little to respond. The book provides a critical take on how the United Nations promoted terrorism financing laws and the regulation of speech associated with terrorism while failing to agree on a definition of terrorism or the importance of repecting human rights while combating terrorism. It assesses some failures and challenges of counter-terrorism.
Physical Description:xiv, 477 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781107006164
1107006163
9780521185059 (pbk.)
052118505X (pbk.)