Terrorists on Trial: A Performative Perspective

Terrorists on Trial offers an unexpected-and productive-new perspective on terrorism trials, viewing them as a form of theater, in which the "show" that a trial offers can develop its own unexpected dynamics, aspects that occasionally inconvenience the prosecuting government and interfere...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	De Graaf
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden University Press 2016.
Subjects:	Trials (Political crimes and offenses) Trials (Terrorism) Conflict and Peace. Law. Leiden University Press. Politics and Government. Social and Political Sciences. Procès (Crimes et délits politiques) Procès (Terrorisme) LAW / General. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Tables and Figures
1. Introduction: A Performative Perspective on Terrorism Trials
2. Terrorism, Political Crime and Political Justice
3. The Trial of Vera Zasulich in 1878
4. Stalin's 1936 Show Trial against the 'Trotzkyite-Zinovievite Terrorist Centre'
5. 'Is There any Justice Left in this Country?' The ira on Trial in the 1970s
6. Germany Confronts the Baader-Meinhof Group. The Stammheim Trial (1975-1977) and Its Legacies
7. National Security on Trial: The Case of Zacarias Moussaoui, 2001-2006
8. Guantánamo as Theatre: Military Commissions as a Performance in the Court of Public Opinion, 2003-2004
9. The Hofstad Group on Trial: Sentencing the Terrorist Risk, 2005-2014
10. Supporting Prisoners or Supporting Terrorists: The 2008 Trial of Gestoras Pro Amnistía in Spain
11. Performing Justice, Coping with Trauma: The Trial of Anders Breivik, 2012
12. Conclusion
13. Literature on Terrorism Trials-A Selective Bibliography
14. Notes on Contributors
15. Index