War on terror'

The Oxford Amnesty Lectures

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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.

The War on Terror 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.

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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
Notes on contributors	p. ix
Introduction: some notes on 'terror'	p. 1
The function of narrative in the 'war on terror'	p. 28
Response to Ahdaf Soueif	p. 43
Terrorism, war and international law	p. 47
Response to Michael Byers	p. 74
Human rights in an age of counter-terrorism	p. 83
Response to Conor Gearty	p. 99
Terrorism: reflections on harming the innocent	p. 105
Response to Thomas Pogge	p. 136
War/terror/politics	p. 141
Response to Bat-Ami Bar On	p. 156
War, terrorism and the 'war on terror'	p. 159
Response to Jeff McMahan	p. 185
Islamic law, human rights and neo-colonialism	p. 193
Response to Khaled Abou El Fadl	p. 223
The threshold of the human: sexual violence and trauma in the 'war on terror'	p. 227
Response to Joanna Bourke	p. 248
Defending the transgressed by censuring the reckless against the killing of civilians	p. 253
Introduction and Taqriz	p. 253
Fatwa	p. 255
Select bibliography	p. 279
Glossary of Arabic terms	p. 280
Index	p. 285
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