Until recently, if it has been considered at all in the context of business continuity, cybersecurity may have been thought of in terms of disaster recovery and little else. Recent events have shown that cyberattacks are now an everyday occurrence, and it is becoming clear that …
Adopted in April 2004, UN Security Council Resolution 1540 obliges all states to take steps to prevent non-state actors from acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction, related materials, and their means of delivery for terrorist purposes. The United Nations thus placed its…
Building strategy and policy; Making the case national commitment; Assessment; Building institutional support; Social marketing strategies for engaging communities in invasive species management social marketing in seven steps; Institutionalising the national commitment; Prevent…
There is an urgent need to analyze and assess how we prevent torture, against the background of a rigorous analysis of the factors that condition and sustain it. Drawing on rich empirical material from Sri Lanka and Nepal, The Prevention of Torture: An Ecological Approach interr…
This edited collection addresses a number of free speech vs security concerns that are engaged by counter-terrorism law and policy makers across a number of liberal democracies, and explores the delicate balance between free speech and the censoring of views that promote hatred …
"The permanent five (P5) members of the United Nations Security Council - China, France, Russia, the UK, and the USA - have a firm duty to prevent genocide in light of the due diligence standard under conventional, customary, and peremptory international law. This perceptive boo…
Addressing cyberterrorism and other terrorist activity including mailroom security, bomb threats, viruses, hackers and invasive programs, this book identifies known terrorists. It addresses the necessary steps needed for prevention of their attacks.
Argues that the government agencies and armed forces responsible for carrying out extreme measures following 9/11 should be held accountable under the same international principles used to govern the Nuremberg trials.
Contributors review programs that have been developed and tested for a range of high-risk behaviors, including problem drinking, tobacco use, illicit drug use, and risky sexual behavior. Flexible, tailored, culturally competent treatment approaches are described for marginalized…