Transnational Terrorism and State Accountability : A New Theory of Prevention.

Prelims -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Table of Conventions, Treaties etc -- Disclaimer -- Introduction -- Part I. The International Response to 9/11 and Its Impact on the Law of State Responsibility -- 1. State Responsibility, Terrorism and International Law -- 2. The Impact of 9/11 on International Law and Beyond -- Conclusion to Part I -- Part II. Rethinking State Responsibility After 9/11: Defining the Scope of States' Counterterrorism Obligations and Implementing a Model to Ensure Compliance with Those Obligations -- Introduction -- 3. Unity Through Vagueness: The Challenges of Devising General Rules of Responsibility -- 4. Rethinking the Rationale Underlying State Responsibility for Terrorism: Trans-substantive Rules, Domestic Analogies and the Rationalist Agenda -- 5. Implementing a Two-tiered Strict Liability-infused Model -- Conclusion to Part II -- Concluding Observations -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Appendix IV -- Appendix V -- Index.

Every State has an obligation to prevent terrorist attacks emanating from its territory. This study addresses the scope of this obligation of prevention and the legal consequences flowing from its violation, so as to provide greater clarity on governments' counterterrorism duties and to enhance State accountability for preventable wrongs.

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