RT Article
T1 Doubling Down on Accountability in Europe: Prosecuting ‘Terrorists’ for Core International Crimes and Terrorist Offences Committed in the Context of the Conflict in Syria and Iraq
JF Perspectives on terrorism
VO 17
IS 4
SP 69
OP 104
A1 Mehra, Tanya
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885034385
AB This article examines the prosecution of members of ISIL/Da’esh and other designated terrorist groups for both core international crimes and terrorist offences in the context of the conflict in Syria and Iraq. It discusses the different core international crimes that both male and female terrorists have been convicted for, the different prosecutorial strategies that have been used, and the sentences that have been imposed in several European countries. While prosecuting membership offences and other terrorist offences has certain advantages, this article argues that pursuing charges for core international crimes in addition to terrorist offences leads to a more complete accountability.
K1 Prosecution
K1 Foreign fighters
K1 Accountability
K1 International crimes
K1 membership of a terrorist organisation
K1 prosecutorial strategies
DO 10.19165/WRMF5920