This book demonstrates that, in many cases, counter terrorism policies relating to preventive detention, targeted killing and measures relating to returning foreign terrorist fighters have failed to respect human rights, and this encourages vulnerable people to be drawn towards supporting or committing acts of terrorism.

Diane Webber is a British Solicitor who earned her doctorate at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C. after working in private practice in London focusing on criminal law, and employment and discrimination law. She lives in Washington, D.C., writing on national security law and human rights issues.

PART I

1. Introduction

PART II: Preventive detention

2. The international framework on preventative detention

3. Domestic perspectives on preventative detention

PART III: Targeted killing

4. The international law framework on targeted killing

5. Domestic perspectives on targeted killing

PART IV: Tackling the problems of foreign fighters

6. The international law framework on foreign fighters

7. Domestic perspectives on foreign fighters

PART V

8. Conclusions