‘Home, Sweet Home’: managing returning foreign terrorist fighters in Germany, The United Kingdom and Australia
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Article Title | ‘Home, Sweet Home’: managing returning foreign terrorist fighters in Germany, The United Kingdom and Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 33429 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Braun, Kerstin |
Journal Title | International Community Law Review |
Journal Citation | 20 (3-4), pp. 311-346 |
Number of Pages | 36 |
Year | 2018 |
Place of Publication | Leiden, Netherlands |
ISSN | 1388-9036 |
1567-7125 | |
1871-9732 | |
1871-9740 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1163/18719732-12341378 |
Web Address (URL) | http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/18719732-12341378 |
Abstract | Since 2011, the conflict in Syria and Iraq has seen unprecedented numbers of Westerners travelling to the region to support jihadist terror organisations, so-called Foreign Terrorist Fighters (‘FTFs’). However, since 2015, with Islamic State’s financial and territorial losses, the numbers of Western FTFs are dwindling and many are returning to their countries of origin. As a consequence, numerous countries are grappling with how to best manage potential security threats arising from returning FTFs. This article critically analyses legal and criminal justice strategies to address this phenomenon implemented in three Western countries from which a significant number of FTFs originate: Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia. It focuses on prosecution, prevention of re-entry and rehabilitation of returning FTFs. It suggests that a holistic approach focusing on punitive but also on de-radicalising and reintegrating measures is best suited to address the security risks FTFs pose long term |
Keywords | terrorism; Mujahideen; criminal justice system; public order; safety activities; National Security; Syrian Civil War, 2011- |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 480302. Comparative law |
489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Law and Justice |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4x72/-home-sweet-home-managing-returning-foreign-terrorist-fighters-in-germany-the-united-kingdom-and-australia
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