Introduction - In the name of the law Law's first strike - The degradation of international law? Postmodern just wars: Kosovo, Afghanistan and the new world order Enduring right The terrors of freedom: the sovereignty of states and the freedom to fear The ground of rights - Cuba and the axis of evil Al Qa'ida: terrorists or irregulars? International refugee law: excluding the Palestinians Islamic feminism, possibilities and limitations The balancing act: counter-terrorism and civil liberties in British ant-terrorism law Ground zero's prospects - Locating ground zero: caught between the narratives of crime and war September 11 and American policy in the Middle East Palestine/Israel: conflict at the crossroads Jirga: power and traditional conflict resolution in Afghanistan Islamic law and the English press.