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Terrorism litigation as deterrence under international law - from human rights litigation to countering Hybrid Threats
06 June 2011, 18:00 - 19:00
- Speakers Abstract:
Abstract: Global terrorist activities require financial economic support and a way to combat terrorism is to limit access to such funding. Terrorist financing is a global problem which is closely linked to money laundering and requires a well-co-ordinated, multilateral response through international bodies, such as the United Nations Security Council, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of the OECD, as well as the use of civil litigation by victims against terrorist groups and their sponsors. The proactive role of corporations, such as banks (cf. the unsuccessful US Arab Bank case) and other entities (cf. SNCB Securities), as well as individuals, as aiders and abettors in financing international terrorism is well known and documented (cf. UN Consolidated List established and maintained by the 1267 Committee with respect to Al-Qaida et al). The presentation aims to investigate the evolving notion of corporate responsibility for human rights violations and acts of terrorism as a legal option for the individual victim of terrorism to achieve some form of justice, reparation respectively. It has an interdisciplinary research focus on the interdependence of criminal prosecution and civil accountability for the acts of aiding and abetting of human rights violations and argues for a holistic approach. This dual approach is discussing criminal and civil remedies for serious human rights violations within their respective limitations: arguing for a holistic approach combining two alternate, albeit supplementing means of redress. - Speakers:
- Dr Sascha-Dominik Bachmann, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Portsmouth
- Organised by:
- Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
- Event Type:
- Lecture
- Venue:
- IALS
- Venue Details:
- Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Charles Clore House
17 Russell Square
London
WC1B 5DR
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