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Biedt een verscheidenheid aan verhalen over de rechtsstaat vanuit het perspectief van wetenschappers, journalisten, essayisten, bestuurders en (roman)schrijvers. Bevat zowel lichtvoetige verhalen als doorwrochte wetenschappelijke verhandelingen, zowel fictieve bijdragen als essays, en voorbeelden uit de realiteit. De bijdragen zijn afzonderlijk te lezen, maar in samenhang en confrontatie met elkaar leveren ze een rijk palet op aan levende zorgen, opvattingen en perspectieven op de rechtsstaat. 6210 LEVE

Examines the circulation and effects of radical discourse by analysing the role of mass media coverage in promoting or hindering radicalisation and acts of political violence.  There is a new environment of conflict in the post-9/11 age, in which there appears to be emerging threats to security and stability in the shape of individuals and groups holding or espousing radical views about religion, ideology, often represented in the media as oppositional to Western values. Describes new aspects about these radicalising discourses, how and why they relate to political acts of violence and terror, and what the role of the mass media is in promoting or hindering them. 3210 HOSK

International crime and justice is an emerging field that covers international and transnational crimes that have not been the focus of mainstream criminology or criminal justice. It examines the field from a global perspective and provides an introduction to the nature of international and transnational crimes crimes and the theoretical perspectives that assist in understanding the relationship between social change and the waxing and waning of the crime opportunities resulting from globalization, migration, and culture conflicts. Handles also the central role of victim rights in the development of legal frameworks for the prevention and control of transnational and international crimes. Discusses the challenges to delivering justice and obtaining international cooperation in efforts to deter, detect, and respond to these crimes. 6161 INTE