Paul Kearney
Abstract: This article analyses the CTC from a structural point of view, explaining how the CTC is bound by the state-IGO dynamic, and thus bound to the interests of Security Council members. The analysis further examines whether the CTC has been, or can be in the future, an effective tool in the fight against terrorism, based on its structural design. This artlice also analyses the dynamic between counter-terrorism and human rights, and what the CTC has done or can do to ensure the protection of human rights in assessing counter-terrorism operations. In conclusion, political posturing will more often than not supersede efforts to curb terrorism due to the state-IGO dynamic between the CTC and Security Council members. Ironically, some members of the CTC are the worst violators of human rights, including the U.S., Russia, and China, when executing counter-terrorism operations.
