Law vs War: Competing Approaches to Fighting Terrorism
Abstract
The three papers in this collection of readings resulted from a conference entitled "Beyond the U.S. War on Terrorism: Comparing Domestic Legal Remedies to an International Dilemma". The conference was sponsored by the John Bassett Moore Society of International Law, University of Virginia School of Law, in cooperation with the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, and was held February 25-26, 2005. Over 160 people participated in the conference conducted at The University of Virginia. Conference participants included representatives from government agencies involved in the U.S. war on terrorism, students and faculty members from other universities participating in elds related to the topic of the conference, and members of the local community and the University of Virginia. The conference program was designed to discuss international legal remedies to terrorism in terms of: (1) the importance of definitions for war and terrorism, (2) the evolution of U.S. political and legal responses to terrorism, (3) the long and rich European experience, (4) the lessons from Latin America about terrorism and the dangers of oppressive reactions, (5) the Islamic world's role in and reaction to terrorism, and (6) the relationship between terrorism and the law of the battlefield. A panel, with members drawn from diverse backgrounds, was dedicated to each of these six topics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA436141
Entities
People
- Dallas D. Owens
- Michael German
- Paul R. Pillar
- Shawn Boyne
Organizations
- United States Army War College