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The Prevent Strategy: The human rights implications of the United Kingdom’s counter-radicalisation policy

1. Introduction The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has stressed that preventing the spread of extremist ideology and stopping acts of terrorism are two of the most pressing and interrelated issues of the 21st century. The former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has repeatedly asserted that challenging ‘poisonous extremist’ ideology represents a ‘generational struggle’.[1]...

Les frappes de la France contre l’EIIL en Syrie, à la lumière de la résolution 2249 (2015) du Conseil de sécurité

1. Introduction Les attentats terroristes perpétrés à Paris et Saint Denis le 13 novembre 2015 ont conduit la France à réagir vigoureusement en procédant à des frappes contre ‘l’Etat islamique d’Iraq et du Levant (EIIL)’ ou ‘Daech’, dès le 15 novembre, sur le territoire syrien. Le 17 novembre, l’armée française a de nouveau procédé à...

The evolving right of counter-terrorism: An analysis of SC resolution 2249 (2015) in view of some basic contributions in International Law literature

1. Introduction It seems safe to say that Security Council (SC) resolution 2249 of 20 November 2015 opens new ground in the fight against terrorism by the State Community. At the time of writing, only a few weeks have gone by since this resolution has been issued but it has immediately become clear that this...