Book contents
- Hostages and Human Rights
- Hostages and Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Terrorist Hostage-Taking and the Anti-terrorism Conventions
- 3 Pirate Hostage-Taking and Counter-Piracy Measures
- 4 Jurisdiction in International Law and State Responsibility
- 5 International Human Rights Law and the Human Rights of Hostages
- 6 State Practice in Hostage Crises and Human Rights
- 7 Concluding Remarks
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Jurisdiction in International Law and State Responsibility
Why Accountability Cannot Protect the Human Rights of Hostages
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 October 2021
- Hostages and Human Rights
- Hostages and Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Terrorist Hostage-Taking and the Anti-terrorism Conventions
- 3 Pirate Hostage-Taking and Counter-Piracy Measures
- 4 Jurisdiction in International Law and State Responsibility
- 5 International Human Rights Law and the Human Rights of Hostages
- 6 State Practice in Hostage Crises and Human Rights
- 7 Concluding Remarks
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter will evaluate the legal framework upon which the responses of states to terrorist and pirate hostage-taking have been premised. The exercise of jurisdiction over alleged offenders and the responsibility of states for failing to prevent or sanctioning hostage-taking in their territories will be discussed. This chapter will explain why by holding individuals or states accountable for hostage-taking, the human rights of victims are not effectively protected. By discussing the development of jurisdiction in international law and state responsibility and by applying these concepts to hostage-taking, it will be explained why they have left a gaping hole in the protection of the human rights of hostages.
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- Hostages and Human RightsTowards a Victim-Centred Approach, pp. 78 - 116Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021