Intelligence Oversight In Times Of Transnational Impunity

Author : Didier Bigo,Emma Mc Cluskey,Félix Tréguer
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781003821212

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Intelligence Oversight in Times of Transnational Impunity by Didier Bigo,Emma Mc Cluskey,Félix Tréguer Pdf

This book adopts a critical lens to look at the workings of Western intelligence and intelligence oversight over time and space. Largely confined to the sub-field of intelligence studies, scholarly engagements with intelligence oversight have typically downplayed the violence carried out by secretive agencies. These studies have often served to justify weak oversight structures and promoted only marginal adaptations of policy frameworks in the wake of intelligence scandals. The essays gathered in this volume challenge the prevailing doxa in the academic field, adopting a critical lens to look at the workings of intelligence oversight in Europe and North America. Through chapters spanning across multiple disciplines – political sociology, history, and law – the book aims to recast intelligence oversight as acting in symbiosis with the legitimisation of the state’s secret violence and the enactment of impunity, showing how intelligence actors practically navigate the legal and political constraints created by oversight frameworks and practices, for instance by developing transnational networks of interdependence. The book also explores inventive legal steps and human rights mechanisms aimed at bridging some of the most serious gaps in existing frameworks, drawing inspiration from recent policy developments in the international struggle against torture. This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, sociology, security studies, and international relations.

Author : Arnaud Kurze,Christopher K. Lamont
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253039927

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New Critical Spaces in Transitional Justice by Arnaud Kurze,Christopher K. Lamont Pdf

Since the 1980s, transitional justice mechanisms have been increasingly applied to account for mass atrocities and grave human rights violations throughout the world. Over time, post-conflict justice practices have expanded across continents and state borders and have fueled the creation of new ideas that go beyond traditional notions of amnesty, retribution, and reconciliation. Gathering work from contributors in international law, political science, sociology, and history, New Critical Spaces in Transitional Justice addresses issues of space and time in transitional justice studies. It explains new trends in responses to post-conflict and post-authoritarian nations and offers original empirical research to help define the field for the future.

Author : Amnesty International
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : UVA:X006044153

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Guatemala, State of Impunity by Amnesty International Pdf

Author : Monique Villa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1538180456

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Slaves Among Us by Monique Villa Pdf

Now with a foreword by trafficking survivor Evelyn Chumbow, of The Human Trafficking Legal Center.The horrific world of modern slavery is exposed in this book based on the first-hand experiences of victims of human trafficking.Through the stories of three remarkable individuals who share how they fell victim to traffickers and how their bodies and souls resisted an enterprise of total destruction, Monique Villa takes us around the world--from Ohio to Tokyo, London to India, Qatar to Colombia--to uncover a parallel world where men, women, and children are dehumanized and reduced to obedient machines. Written by a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, this powerful book uncovers the hidden world of slaves--no longer physically in chains--who walk among us, trapped in a cycle of exploitation. Despite significant progress in the fight for human rights, slavery continues to flourish. In fact, there are more slaves today, in countries rich and poor, than at any point in the past. By giving voice to survivors of this horrific trade, Villa vividly illustrates dire situations we can do something about. Her call to action outlines concrete steps to safeguard the vulnerable among us and to eliminate slavery in our time.The author is donating all proceeds from sales of this book to help combat human trafficking.

Author : Daniel Baldino
Publisher : Federation Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1862877416

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Democratic Oversight of Intelligence Services by Daniel Baldino Pdf

This book addresses the development, and the challenges and impediments, to democratic oversight and review of the intelligence community in Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, the US and UK. The promotion of democratic oversight of the intelligence community has gained renewed significance in the aftermath of 9/11.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821384404

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World Development Report 2011 by World Bank Pdf

The 2011 WDR on Conflict, Security and Development underlines the devastating impact of persistent conflict on a country or region's development prospects - noting that the 1.5 billion people living in conflict-affected areas are twice as likely to be in poverty. Its goal is to contribute concrete, practical suggestions on conflict and fragility.

Author : Helen Duffy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1071 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107014503

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The ‘War on Terror' and the Framework of International Law by Helen Duffy Pdf

This book analyses the international legal framework governing terrorism and counter-terrorism and assesses the legal issues relating to post-9/11 international practice.

Author : Hin-Yan Liu
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781782259633

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Law’s Impunity by Hin-Yan Liu Pdf

When faced with those who act with impunity, we seek the protection of law. We rely upon the legal system for justice, from international human rights law that establishes common standards of protection, to international criminal law that spearheads efforts to end impunity for the most heinous atrocities. While legal processes are perceived to combat impunity, and despite the ready availability of the law, accountability often remains elusive. What if the law itself enables impunity? Law's Impunity asks this question in the context of the modern Private Military Company (PMC), examining the relationship between law and the concepts of responsibility and impunity. This book proposes that ordinary legal processes do not neutralise, but rather legalise impunity. This radical idea is applied to the abysmal record of human rights violations perpetrated by the modern PMC and the shocking absence of accountability. This book demonstrates how the law organises, rather than overcomes, impunity by detailing how the modern PMC exploits ordinary legal processes to systematically exclude itself from legal responsibility. Thus, Law's Impunity offers an alternative to conventional thinking about the law, providing an innovative approach to assess and refine the rigour of legal processes in the ongoing quest to end impunity.

Author : Kevin D. Haggerty,Minas Samatas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136974502

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Surveillance and Democracy by Kevin D. Haggerty,Minas Samatas Pdf

This collection represents the first sustained attempt to grapple with the complex and often paradoxical relationships between surveillance and democracy. Is surveillance a barrier to democratic processes, or might it be a necessary component of democracy? How has the legacy of post 9/11 surveillance developments shaped democratic processes? As surveillance measures are increasingly justified in terms of national security, is there the prospect that a shadow "security state" will emerge? How might new surveillance measures alter the conceptions of citizens and citizenship which are at the heart of democracy? How might new communication and surveillance systems extend (or limit) the prospects for meaningful public activism? Surveillance has become central to human organizational and epistemological endeavours and is a cornerstone of governmental practices in assorted institutional realms. This social transformation towards expanded, intensified and integrated surveillance has produced many consequences. It has also given rise to an increased anxiety about the implications of surveillance for democratic processes; thus raising a series of questions – about what surveillance means, and might mean, for civil liberties, political processes, public discourse, state coercion and public consent – that the leading surveillance scholars gathered here address.

Author : Shane Darcy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198788898

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To Serve the Enemy by Shane Darcy Pdf

Despite the harsh treatment that can befall collaborators in armed conflict, and despite collaboration often not being voluntary, international law leaves unanswered the ethical questions posed by those who join with the enemy. Shane Darcy explores the issue, calling for a much needed assessment of the protections granted to collaborators in war.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Organized crime
ISBN : 9211303168

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Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean by Anonim Pdf

This report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics of contraband trafficking - the what, who, how, and how much of illicit flows - and discuss their potential impact on governance and development. Their primary role is diagnostic, but they also explore the implications of these findings for policy. Publisher's note.

Author : Emile van der Does de Willebois,J.C. Sharman,Robert Harrison,Ji Won Park,Emily Halter
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780821388969

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The Puppet Masters by Emile van der Does de Willebois,J.C. Sharman,Robert Harrison,Ji Won Park,Emily Halter Pdf

This report examines the use of these entities in nearly all cases of corruption. It builds upon case law, interviews with investigators, corporate registries and financial institutions and a 'mystery shopping' exercise to provide evidence of this criminal practice.

Author : André Nollkaemper,Ilias Plakokefalos,Jessica Schechinger,Jann K. Kleffner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1229 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107107090

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The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law by André Nollkaemper,Ilias Plakokefalos,Jessica Schechinger,Jann K. Kleffner Pdf

This book reviews the practice of shared responsibility in multiple issue areas of international law, to assess its application and development.

Author : Hager Ben Jaffel,Sebastian Larsson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000591361

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Problematising Intelligence Studies by Hager Ben Jaffel,Sebastian Larsson Pdf

This book offers a new research agenda for intelligence studies in contemporary times. In contrast to Intelligence Studies (IS), whose aim has largely been to improve the performance of national security services and assist in policy making, this book takes the investigation of the new professionals and everyday practices of intelligence as the immediate point of departure. Starting from the observation that intelligence today is increasingly about counter-terrorism, crime control, surveillance, and other security-related issues, this book adopts a transdisciplinary approach for studying the shifting logics of intelligence, how it has come to involve an expanding number of empirical sites, such as the police, local community, prison and the Internet, as well as a corresponding multiplicity of new actors in these domains. Shifting the focus away from traditional spies and Anglo-American intelligence services, this book addresses the transformations of contemporary intelligence through empirically detailed and theoretically innovative analyses, making a key contribution to existing scholarship. This book will be of much interest to students of intelligence studies, critical security studies, foreign policy, and International Relations.

Author : Ryan Shaffer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538159989

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The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures by Ryan Shaffer Pdf

Bringing together a group of international scholars, The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures provides the first review of intelligence cultures in every African country. It explores how intelligence cultures are influenced by a range of factors, including past and present societal, governmental and international dynamics. In doing so, the book examines the state’s role, civil society and foreign relations in shaping African countries’ intelligence norms, activities and oversight. It also explores the role intelligence services and cultures play in government and civil society.