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- The Practice and Problems of Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- The Practice and Problems of Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Institutions of Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- 2 The Law of Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- 3 Ever-Expanding Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- 4 Transnational Counter-Terrorism in the Domestic Sphere
- 5 Accountability
- Conclusion
- Epilogue: The Seventh Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
- Academic Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
5 - Accountability
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 January 2022
- The Practice and Problems of Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- The Practice and Problems of Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Institutions of Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- 2 The Law of Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- 3 Ever-Expanding Transnational Counter-Terrorism
- 4 Transnational Counter-Terrorism in the Domestic Sphere
- 5 Accountability
- Conclusion
- Epilogue: The Seventh Review of the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
- Academic Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
Summary
If the transnational counter-terrorism order is to have any claim to legitimacy, it must enact a meaningful commitment to accountability. This chapter illustrates how such a commitment is largely absent from transnational counter-terrorism, showing that the accountability is frustrated by the institutional dominance of the Security Council and the informality of the institutional infrastructure. While the Office of the Ombudsperson and the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism undertake important accountability work, they are structurally and materially limited in their ability to hold the order to account. The chapter argues that meaningful accountability may not be possible in transnational counter-terrorism, because the order operates precisely in the way its promoters, hegemons, and institutions want it to.
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- The Practice and Problems of Transnational Counter-Terrorism , pp. 154 - 185Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022