Global Perspectives of Counterterrorism

Global Perspectives on Counterterrorism is a highly engaging text that brings Amos Guiora’s unique expertise and first-hand knowledge of the subject to your classroom. Appropriate for undergraduate, graduate, and law students alike, this book examines the four central aspects of counterterrorism — law, policy, intelligence gathering, and operational decisions. Through the comparison and analysis of five different nations’ treatment of the subject — the United States, Spain, Russia, Israel and India — this book stands above the rest as a comprehensive and insightful study of counterterrorism. Numerous features makes this an invaluable text for your students. It offers: an author that brings unique expertise to the subject of counterterrorism , with first-hand knowledge of the legal, policy, operations, and intelligence aspects of the subject a style and format that is highly engaging and student-friendly an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of counterterrorism —covering law, policy, intelligence gathering, and operational decisions an extensive and balanced comparative analysis of five different nations’ counterterrorism efforts not offered by any other book on the topic a practical approach to discussing a wide variety of issues pertinent to counterterrorism, including interrogations, the proper forum for trying terrorists, judicial review, international law, intelligence gathering, and policy responses to terrorism a variety of materials, including case law, policy documents, operational decisions, and engaging case studies from five different countries Issues to Consider sections throughout each chapter that facilitate lively discussion predicated on real dilemmas and scenarios suggested simulation exercises in which the students role play as decision-makers a Teacher’s Manual that includes detailed, recommended discussion guides An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is available at http://www.aspenlawschool.com/guiora_counterterrorism Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Balancing Between National Security and Individual Rights Chapter 3. International Law Chapter 4. Judicial Review Chapter 5. Operational Counterterrorism Methods Chapter 6. Legislative and Policy Responses to Terrorism Chapter 7. Intelligence Gathering Chapter 8. Interrogation of Terrorists Chapter 9. Defining the Fight – Status and Terrorist Trials Chapter 10. Where to Try Terrorists?