UID:
almafu_9959024485702883
Format:
1 online resource (602 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
90-8728-328-8
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94-006-0235-9
Content:
Terrorism trials are an exceptional opportunity for better understanding and, hence, countering terrorism, since they are often the only place where most if not all of the actors of a terrorist incident meet again, and where the media report and broadcast their respective accounts. Seeing terrorism trials as a stage where legal instruments are used (and abused) to argue the validity of contested political constructs, this study presents a performative perspective to draw attention to the mechanisms and effects of terrorism trials in and outside the courtroom. With a special focus on how the power of these performances may in turn shape new narratives of justice and/or injustice, it offers vital insights into terrorism trials directed involving different types of terrorism suspects, from left-wing to ethno-nationalist and jihadist terrorists, in Spain, Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Tables and Figures --
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1. Introduction: A Performative Perspective on Terrorism Trials --
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2. Terrorism, Political Crime and Political Justice --
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3. The Trial of Vera Zasulich in 1878 --
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4. Stalin's 1936 Show Trial against the 'Trotzkyite-Zinovievite Terrorist Centre' --
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5. 'Is There any Justice Left in this Country?' The ira on Trial in the 1970s --
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6. Germany Confronts the Baader-Meinhof Group. The Stammheim Trial (1975-1977) and Its Legacies --
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7. National Security on Trial: The Case of Zacarias Moussaoui, 2001-2006 --
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8. Guantánamo as Theatre: Military Commissions as a Performance in the Court of Public Opinion, 2003-2004 --
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9. The Hofstad Group on Trial: Sentencing the Terrorist Risk, 2005-2014 --
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10. Supporting Prisoners or Supporting Terrorists: The 2008 Trial of Gestoras Pro Amnistía in Spain --
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11. Performing Justice, Coping with Trauma: The Trial of Anders Breivik, 2012 --
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12. Conclusion --
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13. Literature on Terrorism Trials-A Selective Bibliography --
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14. Notes on Contributors --
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15. Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-8728-240-0
Language:
English
Keywords:
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