Hostages and Human Rights - Towards a Victim-Centred Approach

The first comprehensive study of the human rights of hostages.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Terrorist Hostage-Taking and the Anti-Terrorism Conventions: The Lack of a Victim's Perspective in the Fight against Terrorism; 3. Pirate Hostage-Taking and Counter-Piracy Measures: The Lack of a Victim's Perspective in the Fight against Modern Piracy; 4. Jurisdiction in International Law and State Responsibility: Why Accountability Cannot Protect the Human Rights of Hostages; 5. International Human Rights Law and the Human Rights of Hostages; 6. State Practice in Hostage Crises and Human Rights: Mapping Gaps and Best Practices; 7 Concluding Remarks.

About the author

Sofia Galani is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol Law School. She has published in the areas of human rights, maritime security, the law of the sea and terrorism. She has provided legal advice to the UNODC, NGOs and the maritime industry on the protection of human rights at sea.

Summary

Hostage-taking and the violence used against hostages are on the rise. This book examines the taking of hostages from a victim's perspective. Interrogating the relevant international law, Sofia Galani argues that we need to recognise violations of the human rights of hostages and act to protect them more effectively.

Product details

• Authors: Sofia Galani, Sofia (University of Bristol) Galani
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108497213
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49721-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Public International Law, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law