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Browsing by Subject "terrorism"
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Title:Europe and the Mediterranean: When obsession for security misses the real world
Author(s):ROY, OlivierDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Security (fear of immigration, Islamism and terrorism) has been the main factor in the European decision to launch a protracted and complex program of cooperation and development with the Arab Mediterranean countries. The ...
Title:A Dernier Cri from Strasbourg: An Ever Formidable Challenge of Hate Speech
Author(s):BELAVUSAU, UladzislauDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article provides the analysis of three recent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights on the problem of hate speech, pertinent in the context of the danger of terrorism, an infamous (anti)-immigration debate, ...
Title:Counter-terrorist Strategies in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK
Author(s):MURO, DiegoDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:What should an effective counter-terrorist strategy look like? Can any lessons be drawn from past
European experiences? How does terrorism end? Having answers to these three questions would be of
great help to both ...
Title:Russian Policy in Central Asia in 1991 - 2010: A Disappearing Power?
Author(s):KAZANTSEV, AndreyDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:Russian policy in Central Asia is usually analyzed within the context of the “New Great Game” theory. It usually assumes that Russia acts strategically and maximizes regional power. Analysis of real Russian foreign policy ...
Title:Transitional Justice
Author(s):ZAKERIAN, MehdiDate:2010Type of Publication:BookAbstract:This special issue of the ISJ reviews key aspects of transitional justice as a desirable solution to the problem of terrorism in the Occupied Territories. In the introductory article, authors seek to develop a specific ...
Title:Law and Security: Facing the dilemmas
Author(s):SCHEININ, Martin; [et al.]Date:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI LAWAbstract:The current volume in the EUI Law Department series of working papers results from the collaboration between the Department and the Finnish national Centre of Excellence Foundations of European Law and Polity, led by ...
Title:The Applicability of International Humanitarian Law to “Transnational” Armed Conflicts
Author(s):VASHAKMADZE, MindiaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:States are increasingly involved in violent conflicts with non-state actors. This new situation
challenges the classical distinction of international humanitarian law (IHL) between international and
non-international ...
Title:Challenging the EU Counter-terrorism Measures through the Courts
Author(s):CREMONA, Marise; FRANCIONI, Francesco; POLI, SaraDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI AELAbstract:This collection of papers examines the implications of the European Court of Justice’s approach to UN-related counter-terrorism measures against individuals (so-called ‘smart sanctions’), as expressed by its ruling in Case ...
Title:The End of Three Decades of Nationalist Rule: The 2009 Regional Elections in the Basque Country
Author(s):DE LA CALLE, Luis; SANCHEZ-CUENCA, IgnacioDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Regional elections in the Basque Country on 1 March 2009 put an end to three decades of nationalist rule by the PNV. Although the PNV won the elections, the nationalist forces did not get a majority of seats in the Basque ...
Title:The Israel Defense Forces and the Al-Aqsa Intifada: When Tactical Virtuosity Meets Strategic Disappointment
Author(s):CATIGNANI, SergioDate:2008Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI MWPAbstract:The following paper analyzes the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) counter-insurgency strategy and campaign carried out against the Palestinian insurgency within the Occupied/Disputed Territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip ...