“Mirror, mirror on the wall, am I only a terrorist after all?” The impact of social categorization of children associated with terrorist groups on their legal treatment in the Lebanese judicial process

dc.contributor.advisor Ghamroun, Samer
dc.contributor.author Bockstael, Cassandra
dc.date.accessioned 2019-10-23T08:38:22Z
dc.date.available 2019-10-23T08:38:22Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.description Second semester University: Ca' Foscari University of Venice; Saint Joseph University, Beirut en_US
dc.description.abstract With the rise of terrorist organisation such as Daesh, the number of children involved in terrorist activities has increased. This phenomenon was particularly prominent in Lebanon following the outbreak of the Syrian conflict. Between 2012 and 2018, 139 children have been imprisoned for terrorism. A primary investigation on the subject demonstrated flagrant differences of treatment at different stages of the judicial procedure. The present research attempts to explain these contrasts since it has repercussion on the respect or violations of the rights of the child. Using interviews of various relevant actors of the Lebanese judicial system and complementary academic literature, the research draws on social categorization and intergroup relations theories as theoretical framework. Observations show that when the child is more categorized as a victim there is a greater respect for his rights, whereas there are more rights violations when he is perceived as criminal, delinquent or terrorist. In conclusion, social categorization might be considered as a factor explaining the differences of treatment along the judicial process. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/20.500.11825/1077
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/2120
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Global Campus Europe (EMA) theses 2018/2019;
dc.subject terrorism en_US
dc.subject children en_US
dc.subject Lebanon en_US
dc.subject children rights en_US
dc.subject Syria en_US
dc.subject imprisonment en_US
dc.subject judicial process en_US
dc.title “Mirror, mirror on the wall, am I only a terrorist after all?” The impact of social categorization of children associated with terrorist groups on their legal treatment in the Lebanese judicial process en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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