Includes bibliographical references and index.

The definition(s) of terrorism in international law / Marcello Di Filippo -- Terrorism and customary international law / Kai Ambos and Anina Timmermann -- Terrorism and the international law of state responsibility / Kimberley N. Trapp -- Aviation and international terrorism / Julie Atwell -- Maritime terrorism in international law / Efthymios Papastavridis -- Nuclear, chemical and biological terrorism in international law / David Fidler -- The international law on terrorist financing / Ilias Bantekas -- The International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings / Samuel Witten -- The draft United Nations Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism / Amrith Rohan Perera -- The legal nexus between terrorism and transnational crime / Ben Saul -- Gender, counter-terrorism and international law / Jayne Huckerby -- Islam, terrorism and international law / Javaid Rehman -- Terrorism and the international law on the use of force / Michael Wood -- Terrorism and international humanitarian law / Ben Saul -- Terrorism and the international law of occupation / David Kretzmer -- Terrorism and targeted killings under international law / Emily Crawford -- Foreign fighters, terrorism, and counter-terrorism / Sandra Krähenmann -- Military courts and terrorism : the 9/11 trial before the Guantanamo Bay Military Jurisdiction / Sharon Weill and Mitchell Robinson -- Terrorism, war crimes and the International Criminal Court / Roberta Arnold -- Terrorism and self-determination / Elizabeth Chadwick -- Humanitarian action, development and terrorism / Andrej Zwitter -- International human rights law and terrorism : an overview / Helen Duffy -- Extraordinary rendition, counter-terrorism and international law / Silvia Borelli -- Torture and counter-terrorism / Ben Saul and Mary Flanagan -- Counter-terrorist detention and international human rights law / Fiona de Londras -- Terrorism prosecutions and the right to a fair trial / Clive Walker -- Terrorism and freedom of expression in international law / Yäel Ronan -- Terrorism, surveillance and privacy / Simon Chesterman -- Terrorism and international refugee law / Geoff Gilbert -- Terrorism and migration law / Elspeth Guild -- Special measures : terrorism and control orders / Andrew Lynch and Jessie Blackbourn -- Judicial supervision of anti-terrorism laws in comparative democracies / Leah West and Craig Forcese -- Redress for victims of terrorist acts in a deteriorating international political climate / Ilaira Bottigliero and Lyal S. Sunga -- The United Nations General Assembly and terrorism / Jane Boulden -- The role of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Compact Task Force, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and its Counter-Terrorism Centre / Marc Porret -- The role of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes Terrorism Prevention Branch / Mauro Miedico -- United Nations measures to address the root causes and conditions conducive to terrorism, and to prevent violent extremism (PVE) : 1972-2019 / Ben Saul -- The United Nations Security Council's counter-terrorism ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime / Lisa Ginsborg -- Security Council Resolution 1373 : the cumbersome implementation of legislative acts / Luis Miguel Hinojosa-Martínez -- The United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon : defining international terrorism / Guénaël Mettraux -- Challenges in United Nations counter-terrorism coordination / James Cockayne -- The legal response to terrorism of the European Union and the Council of Europe / Cian C. Murphy -- The legal response of the Organization of American States in combating terrorism / Merko Sossai -- The legal response to terrorism of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation / Katja Samuel -- Counter-terrorism and pan-Africanism : from non-action to non-indifference / Martin Ewi and Anton du Plessis -- Regional legal responses to terrorism in Asia and the Pacific / Rohan Gunaratna and Gloria Cheung.

"This newly revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive overview of international counter-terrorism law and practice. Brand new and revised chapters provide critical commentary on the law from leading scholars and practitioners in the field, including new topics for this edition such as foreign terrorist fighters, the nexus between organized crime and terrorism, and the prevention of violent extremism."