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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC International Humanitarian Law and Terrorism by Andrea Bianchi Yasmin Naqvi
This book carefully and thoroughly analyses the legal questions raised by the phenomenon of terrorism and past and recent efforts to fight it from the perspective of international humanitarian law (IHL). The objective is to substantially contribute to a better understanding of the issues surrounding the content and applicability of IHL as it applies to terrorism as well as to analyse and contextualise the current debates on these controversial and critically important questions. While due heed is paid to doctrinal debates particular emphasis is placed on the practice of social actors particularly although not exclusively States. The analysis of their actual conduct as well as their expectations about the interpretation and application of the law is crucial to establishing an interpretive consensus on when and how IHL is relevant to regulate acts of terrorism.