Protection in Peril
Counterterrorism Discourse and International Engagement in Sri Lanka in 2009
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8081601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerrit Kurtz (0000-0002-9575-853X, corresponding author), Madhan Mohan Jaganathan (0000-0001-6611-3073) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 94-112 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-0826 • E-ISSN: 1469-798X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13600826.2015.1092421 |
| OpenAlex | W2272256865 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
There is often tension between counterterrorism and human rights compliance. This particularly applies to international engagement aimed at the protection of fundamental human rights in armed conflicts. This article traces international diplomacy and disputed issues regarding norms of protection in Sri Lanka in 2009. It shows how the Sri Lankan government's three-pronged discourse of counterterrorism, humanitarian protection and non-alignment undercut most international efforts to rein in the government's indiscriminate shelling of densely populated areas. Sri Lanka's strategy benefited from broad-based support among most United Nations member states for the government's framing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist movement. After signalling approval for a military approach to the war, international actors failed to follow up with clear standards for compliance with international humanitarian law. Subsequently, a few other countries fighting insurgencies expressed their readiness to emulate Sri Lanka's strategy of “defeating terrorism”. In this way, international and domestic counterterrorism discourses continue to undermine international protection efforts
International relations · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · South asia · Sri lanka · Anthropology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Law
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |