Judicial Creativity at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Is There a Crime of Terrorism under International Law?

Kai Ambos · Leiden Journal of International Law 24(3): 655–675 (2011)

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The most-cited academic rebuttal of STL Ayyash. Ambos argues Cassese conflated treaty-defined acts (hostage-taking, terrorist bombings) with a general crime of terrorism the international community has been unable to agree. Reinforced by Stefan Kirsch and others.

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