Terrorist Informers in Northern Ireland

There is a tension between intelligence and law in respect of those individuals who provide intelligence on terrorism whilst also being involved in terrorism. Terrorist Informers in Northern Ireland gets to the root of this tension and argues intelligence and law are not mutually exclusive.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Agent Stakeknife


• 2: Recruitment and Handling


• 3: Protecting Informers' Lives


• 4: Intelligence vs the Law


• 5: Cooperating with the Courts


• 6: Political Sensitivities and the Long Road to Regulation


• 7: 7. Heated Debates: Designing Laws for Informers' Criminal Conduct


• 8: Allegations of 'Collusion'


• 9: Establishing Investigations


• 10: Cross-Border Attacks and Investigations


• 11: The Murder of Patrick Finucane


• 12: Obstructing and Accepting Criminal Investigations


• 13: 13. Successful Challenges to the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland


• Conclusion

About the author

Dr Samantha Newbery is a researcher specialising in intelligence and counter-terrorism. Awarded a PhD by Trinity College Dublin, her publications include Why Spy?, a book co-authored with former Deputy Chief of MI6, Brian Stewart CMG. By invitation she has guest lectured at universities in the UK, Ireland, the USA, and the UAE, as well as presenting research to the private sector, and to state institutions such as the Defence Academy of the UK and the Norwegian Defence Intelligence School. She holds the post of Reader in International Security (Research).

Summary

There is a tension between intelligence and law in respect of those individuals who provide intelligence on terrorism whilst also being involved in terrorism. Terrorist Informers in Northern Ireland gets to the root of this tension and argues intelligence and law are not mutually exclusive.

Product details

• Authors: Newbery , Samantha Newbery, Samantha (Reader in International Securit Newbery
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2024
• EAN: 9780192885838
• ISBN: 978-0-19-288583-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, HISTORY / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, British & Irish history, Warfare and defence