In this book contributors engage into the theoretical dialogue about the interplay between terrorism and organized crime. Arguing in favor of its existence, the authors of the book seek to define the phenomenon of ‘organized criminal terrorism’ and examine the appropriateness of the international and regional legal frameworks on terrorism and organized crime to address this unitary criminal phenomenon. The volume reveals similarities and differences between terrorism and organized crime that support views in favor of new international legal instruments and those that defend the current approach to combat organized criminal terrorism. Contributors hope that the book will form the basis for a more informed discussion on the issue.
Inmaculada Marrero Rocha is a Full Professor of International Relations at the University of Granada and the Executive Secretary of the Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies.
Francesco Seatzu is a Full Professor of International Law at the University of Cagliari. He has authored three monographs, edited eight books, and written over 120 articles published in international and national journals, as well as renowned edited volumes.
Katerina Akestoridi is an international lawyer and researcher, specializing in international development, global governance, human rights, and the rule of law. She has held various research and teaching appointments at the law faculties of the Université Catholique de Lille, the Università degli Studi di Cagliari, the University of Zurich, and UCL. Katerina has practiced law in Athens and consulted on human rights issues in the NGO sector.
General Introduction
Francesco Seatzu, Inmaculada Marrero Rocha and Katerina Akestoridi
1 Defining the Crime-Terrorism Nexus The Changing Face of International Terrorism and Organised Crime Inmaculada Marrero Rocha
2 The United Nations’ Current Legal Approach to Terrorism, Organised Crime and ‘Organised Criminal Terrorism’
Katerina Akestoridi and Sofia Tzortzi
3 The Case against Changing the Council of Europe’s Approach to Counter-Terrorism
Francesco Seatzu
4 Combating Terrorist Financing with Artificial Intelligence Systems
Javier Valls-Prieto
5 The Applicability of the African Union’s Instruments to Organized Criminal Terrorism
Matthew Garrod
6 Applicability of
asean
Instruments to Organized Criminal Terrorism
Hitoshi Nasu
7 Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime as Challenges to the Hemispheric Multidimensional Security The Response of the Organization of American States Mirko Sossai
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Scholars, researchers, practitioners (lawyers and policy consultants) and students with an interest in international criminal law, human rights law and international relations.