Open AccessCurrent issues of international law in regulating counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism
Author(s) -
Mária Bordás
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of governance and regulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2306-6784
pISSN - 2220-9352
DOI - 10.22495/jgr_v3_i4_p1
Subject(s) - terrorism , insurgency , political science , government (linguistics) , law enforcement , dilemma , law , democracy , population , international law , counter terrorism , political economy , law and economics , sociology , politics , philosophy , linguistics , demography , epistemology
The study sheds light on the current tendencies if the international law on warfare can successfully be applied in the practical reality in the progress of counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts. There have been two phenomena identified recently in the warfare which are endangering public security and public safety of the democratic states of the world: terrorism and insurgency. Both of them mean a threat and violation to the population and the government authorities. It has been queried in the military literature whether these new forms of warfare should be handled by military engagements or law enforcement. This is, nevertheless, not just a dilemma of the strategy how to combat against it, but should be, at the same time, in accordance with the international legal regulations, too