War on Terror

The term 'War on Terror' (WOT) covers a mass of interlinked topics. Here an outstanding group of authors and academics dissect them from ethical, political, legal, economic and historical perspectives. Drawn from the world-famous Oxford Amnesty Lectures, the essays are substantial contributions to their fields and of abiding relevance. Here it is argued that members of active terrorist groups should be pre-emptively executed; that there is no provision for WOT in international law; that WOT is not cost-efficient; that war and terrorism can no longer be distinguished; and that the term 'terrorist' has been captured by a specific political constituency. The arguments of the celebrated contributors, from Ahdaf Soueif to Joanna Bourke, are confirmed or contradicted by their respondents, resulting in broad, scholarly coverage of the issues. The book concludes with a fatwa against terrorism. 'WOT' lies at the heart of current debate about immigration, multiculturalism and foreign policy. It is one of the determining debates in the politics of today. This volume will be of interest to students of politics, law and religion and to anyone concerned with current affairs. It covers the politics of the Middle East and the Iraq War, human rights in Islam and the West and the ethics of intervention. This is a powerful contribution to an urgent debate.

ISBN 0719079748   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780719079740 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 590 Publisher Manchester University Press   Published in Manchester Imprint Manchester University Press   Series title Oxford Amnesty Lectures Format Hardback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 31 Jul 2009   Width (mm) 156 DEWEY 363.325   Spine width (mm) 25 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Postgraduate Pages 336

Introduction		Some notes on 'terror' by Chris Miller		1
1		The function of narrative in the 'war on terror' by Ahdaf Soueif		28
		Response to Ahdaf Soueif by Elleke Boehmer		43
2		Terrorism, war and international law by Michael Byers		47
		Response to Michael Byers by Dino Kritsiotis		74
3		Human rights in an age of counter-terrorism by Conor Gearty		83
		Response to Conor Gearty by Sandra Fredman		99
4		Terrorism: reflections on harming the innocent by Thomas Pogge		105
		Response to Thomas Pogge by David Miller		136
5		War/terror/politics by Bat-Ami Bar On		141
		Response to Bat-Ami Bar On by Thomas Dublin		156
6		War, terrorism and the 'war on terror' by Jeff McMahan		159
		Response to Jeff McMahan by David Rodin		185
7		Islamic law, human rights and neo-colonialism by Khaled Abou El Fadl		193
		Response to Khaled Abou El Fadl by Shayk Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti and H. A. Hellyer		223
8		The threshold of the human: sexual violence and trauma in the 'war on terror' by Joanna Bourke		227
		Response to Joanna Bourke by Avner Offer		248
9		Defending the transgressed by censuring the reckless against the killing of civilians by Shayk Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti		253
I		Introduction and Taqriz by Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad		253
II		Fatwa by Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti		255
III		Select bibliography by Shaykh Muhammad Afifi al-Akiti		279
IV		Glossary of Arabic terms by Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad		280
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