Legal aspects of terrorism at sea Glen Plant* INTRODUCTION On 7 October 1985‚ four armed men claiming to represent the Palestine Liberation Front took control of the Italian-flag cruise liner Achille Lauro on the high seas about thirty miles off Port Said and held the crew and passengers hostage. They had boarded her in port in Genoa posing as legitimate passengers. They demanded the release of fifty Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and threatened to blow up the ship if intervention were
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Terrorism has always been present in society. Even in ancient times‚ religious fanatics resorted to terrorist tactics such as assassination to incite widespread fear and invoke an uprising. It is easy to say that the most well-known and effective terrorist attack took place on the eleventh of September 2001 when terrorists under the Al Qaeda terrorist group led by Osama Bin Laden hijacked and flew four planes into the world trade centre. The destruction of this symbol of democracy and freedom shook
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"Ethics and the “War on Terrorism” 1. The definition of terrorism is problematic. How does this affect our view of terrorism? a. There exist a number of “official” and legal definitions as well as those suggested by researchers and commenter’s. Some explanations of the meaning of terrorism focus only on terrorism cared out by individuals and groups and ignore state terrorism altogether‚ others emphasize the political objective of terrorist acts‚ and still other frame terrorist acts of criminal
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Terrorism: A Globlal Problem ________________________________________ Hundreds of people die each year to terrorist attacks. Terrorism is present in nearly every country of the world. Political Implications are often to blame for many terrorist attacks. Countries that are troubled by these horrific acts have pondered an answer to the problem of terrorism for centuries but there is no universal agreement for a solution. A definition of terrorism has yet to be finalized‚ but Cindy C. Combs’
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When analyzing the world’s current situation concerning terrorism‚ it is difficult to say whether the global war on terrorism has been a successful one. Since the September 11‚ 2001 attack on the World Trade Centers in New York City‚ George Bush‚ former president of the United States‚ vowed to defeat terrorism. Eight years later‚ this promise has yet to be fulfilled‚ and even with the help of many countries globally‚ the threat of terrorism is still evident more then ever‚ which questions whether
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John Kitzhaber declared a state of emergency to free up 200 National Guard members. The blaze burned a remote house and cabin Sunday. About 10 miles to the west‚ a fire broke out Monday night on a hillside within sight of the small town of Applegate. There was no immediate word on its size or what caused it. "Mother Nature is controlling us on this fire‚" said Greg Gilpin‚ an incident
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Terrorism in the United States Terrorism endangers the life of every single person in the world‚ and it’s been around longer than some people think. Al Qaeda attempted to to blow up the world trade center in 1993 but did not succeed in doing so. The United States has been a victim of terrorist attacks more than a handful of times in the 1990’s. Terrorism isn’t only a problem that the United States of America has to deal with. It happens all around the world‚ and there are many effects that
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Terrorism in Pakistan Terrorism in Pakistan has become a major and highly destructive phenomenon in recent years. The annual death toll from terrorist attacks has risen from 164 in 2003 to 3318 in 2009‚ with a total of 35‚000 Pakistanis killed as of 2010. According to the government of Pakistan‚ the direct and indirect economic costs of terrorism from 2000-2010 total $68 billion. President Asif Ali Zardari‚ along with former President ex-Pakistan Army head Pervez Musharraf‚ have admitted that terrorist
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Running Head: Global Terrorism 1 The Effects of Global Terrorism on U.S. Foreign Policy By Claude Smith University of Maryland University College Global Terrorism 2 Before
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