The author of the book has very well surveyed the nature of the terrorism, it’s dimensions, and it’s international jurisdiction. This detailed account furnishes the background necessary to understand human rights violations and terrorism in terms of religion and the current human rights situations. Readers are provided with a context that not only aids them in understanding the situation, but establishes the necessary basis critical to developing viable recommendations addressing large scale human rights abuses and terrorism. The author reviews the issues of human rights and terrorism with scholarly subtlety those unanswered questions that continue of beguile the confined student of humanitarianism and peace. The book is unbiased recounting rights abuses, violations and terrorism by parties on all sides. The book as a whole is extremely well written and researched. An entire chapter is dedicated to the role of the United Nations in bringing peace against terrorism. Professor Subbian’s book concludes with a list of questions, solutions, proposals made by activists and intellectuals which urge the international community to either codify international law to meet the new challenges, draft an international constitution which would guarantee the right to live, fully adhere to the UN Human Rights covenants and conventions which contains provisions against terrorism. Readers of this book should expect to learn about a system of laws, policies, and procedures that have been designed to protect people from – torture, other inhuman treatment, arbitrary killing, unjustified discrimination, forced eviction, and the countless other abuses of large scale terrorism – wherever they may occur.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adaikkalam Subbian
Dr. Adaikkalam Subbian (b. 1945) enjoys an International reputation as the foremost authority on contemporary Civilization, Human Rights, Peace, and a reputed historian, scholar and writer. He was educated in Orathanadu – Thanjevur District at Board High School and after graduation B.A. (1967) at Alagappa College, Karalkudi, he went to Annamalai University, Chidambaram. He holds three degrees from Annamalai University M.A. (History) (1969) – Ph.D.(Modern India) and D.Litt., (Human rights, International law and Organizations), and M.A. Political Science from Sri Venkateswara University. He was awarded a distinguished D. Litt. Degree for his Classic thesis: “Human Rights Complaints Systems: International and Regional†which set a new standard for the study of systems. His contribution to the field modern India may be found to “Nehru Epoch 1947-1964â€, “Tryst with Destiny (1987)â€; a study of the social, political and ideological consequences of Nehruvian India and India’s quest for a national identity. His principal publications include “One World Government (1984)â€, “Human rights: The Unending Quest (1987)â€, “UN Beacon Hope for Mankind (1987)â€, and “Commonwealth Countries†are prize winning books. His bibliographies of periodical literatures on “Human Righrts and Peacae 1970-85†Parts I and II, published by Human rights Internet Toronto. Dr. A Subbian, Dean, Faculty of Arts is Editor of the Annamalai University “Humanities Journal†since 2002, and served as Editor-in-Chief of Anamalai University “Platinum Jubilee Research Journal of Humanities, Education, Indian Languages and Fine Artsâ€. He has edited several books. He won many national and international awards and his biography is found in more than 15 International Directories. He is a distinguished member of the ‘Tamil Nadu, History and Indian History Congresses, UGC Research Panel 1995-2001, Indian Historical Records Commission (1990-2002), Amnesty International, Human Rights internet Toronto, Canada, IMADR Japan, and others. He is an active member of many academic bodies of Indian Universities. His foreign academic visits include USA, France, Malaysia, Singapore and Bangladesh. His current research interests, include Intellectual Property rights under Globalization with Special Reference to India.
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