Abstract
Legal scholars have written much about different ‘models’ of counter-terrorism, with the ‘criminal justice’ and ‘military’ models dominating the discourse. 1 However, these models of counter-terrorism law, and its place within a broader ecosystem of counter-terrorism measures, policies and practices, fail to appreciate the breadth, complexity and drivers of counter-terrorism when viewed in the round. Indeed, this is indicative of legal scholarship on counter-terrorism, which tends (in contrast to some sociological scholarship in the field) to focus almost exclusively on doctrinal legal research, infrequently placing counter-terrorist law and policy within its broader context. In this, hybridity may be a helpful lens through which to view counter-terrorism law and practice; it may facilitate our understanding of counter-terrorism as a field of practice with multiple limbs and elements, indicating more fully the terrain on which critical engagement with terrorism and counter-terrorism ought to focus.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Hybridity |
Subtitle of host publication | law, culture and development |
Editors | Nicolas Lemay-Hébert, Rosa Freedman |
Place of Publication | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 58-73 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317202905 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138673427 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Feb 2017 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)