Assessing the effectiveness of the UN Security Council's anti-terrorism measures: The quest for legitimacy and cohesion

Abstract

This article aims to assess the effectiveness of the Security Council's anti-terror measures against the background of the Member States' practices of implementation. This survey is based primarily on the national reports submitted by states, pursuant to the relevant SC resolutions. Other issues, such as the legitimacy of the SC's actions and the encroachment of anti-terror measures on fundamental human rights, are also broached in so far as they may have an impact on the effectiveness of the implementation process. Finally, the article attempts to evaluate, primarily from the perspective of legal interpretation, how to reconcile the predominant security concerns underlying anti-terror measures with the cohesion of the international legal system. © 2006 Oxford University Press.