Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Paulussen & Scheinin: Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism

Christophe Paulussen (T.M.C. Asser Instituut) & Martin Scheinin (European Univ. Institute) have published Human Dignity and Human Security in Times of Terrorism (Asser Press 2019). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:
In this book, it is explained that despite a current drop in the number of deaths, terrorism should still be considered a serious and widespread problem. However, the responses to this phenomenon are often more problematic from a long-term perspective. With the human rights framework under serious pressure, this edited volume offers a timely, important and critical in-depth analysis of human dignity and human security challenges in the lead-up, and in the responses, to current forms of terrorism. It aims to map how human dignity and human security can be secured and how law can constitute a source of trust at a time when Europe and the rest of the world continue to be plagued by terrorism.