TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ford,Jolyon
TI  - African counter-terrorism: legal frameworks a decade after 2001 
T2  - Monograph
SN  - 9781920422370
AV  - KTL4351.5 .F67 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa
PB  - Institute for Security Studies
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Africa
KW  - International cooperation
N1  - "March 2011."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-106); Executive summary -- Introduction -- The issues : Africa's approach to counter-terrorism -- The facts : legal and policy frameworks -- Opinions : explaining Africa's ratification levels -- Actions : improving ratification in Africa -- Conclusion and recommendations
N2  - Ratification of the many counter-terrorism conventions and protocols is the cornerstone of global efforts against terrorism. Africa's generally low rates of ratification can be explained by political and capacity related factors, including that states do not see counter-terrorism as a sufficient priority and resist the manner in which the agenda is presented. Ratification matters, but those promoting counter-terrorism measures must be more honest about what is likely and more humble about what is possible. Rather than pursuing a checklist approach to satisfying UN commitments, counter-terrorism strategy in Africa should include efforts to build foundational law enforcement, cooperation and prosecution capacity and embed human rights values
UR  - http://www.iss.co.za/uploads/Mono177.pdf
ER  -