Terrorism involves activities such as assassinations‚ bombings‚ random killings‚ hijackings‚ and skyjackings. It is used for political‚ not military‚ purposes‚ and by groups too weak to mount open assaults. Terrorism reaches back to ancient Greece and has occurred throughout history. In the 20th cent. acts of terrorism have been associated with the Italian Red Brigades‚ the Irish Republican Army‚ the Palestine Liberation Organization‚ Peru ’s Shining Path‚ and the Weathermen among many groups. It
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Terrorism has long plagued the existence of peace and security in society‚ where secular groups have resorted to violence against non-combatant targets in order to influence the policies of a governmental or nongovernmental organisation. The concept of terrorism‚ whilst elusive and vague in definition has been categorised into various forms of terrorism‚ these being dissident‚ state-sponsored‚ and religious terrorism to name a few. This paper will argue that the most dangerous form of terrorism is
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YOUTH AND TERRORISM: A SELECTION OF ARTICLES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DATIN PADUKA RASHIDAH RAMLI MANAGING EDITOR DATO’ HIDAYAT ABDUL HAMID EDITORIAL COMMITTEE THOMAS KORUTH SAMUEL AHMAD TAJUDDIN MOHD. SAID MELVIN CHEAH CHEE AUN SHARMINI ANN NATHAN KENNIMROD SARIBURAJA THANGAM K RAMNATH PUBLISHER Southeast Asia Regional Centre for CounterTerrorism (SEARCCT) MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS‚ MALAYSIA No. 516‚ Persiaran Mahameru 50480 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Tel Fax Email Website : (603)
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Global Terrorism and International Law (Case Study) Jerina Qarri Prishtine 10.12.2013 European Law Academic Writing and Research Methods Table of contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 What is terrorism?
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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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Concepts of Terrorism Analysis of the rise‚ decline‚ trends and risk December‚ 2008 Deliverable 5‚ Workpackage 3 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction........................................................................................................................ 4 PART A. .................................................................................................................................. 5 1. TERRORISM RISE AND FALL: ROOT AND TRIGGER CAUSES AND CAUSES FOR DECLINE
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R IS M Various acts of terrorism have been carried out in different parts of the world by different groups for a variety of purposes. The nature of terrorism changes with changing world conditions and increases its impact and power with the new means made possible by developing technology But Fact Remains That TERRORISM IS THE CRUELEST OF CRIMES. R etrospective V iew The growing of “non-state” terror is an old phenomenon lately discovered. International terrorism became a prominent tool
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Research Paper Topic: International Terrorism Is a Product of Globalization Course: Academic Reading & Writing II Instructor: George Rueckert Written by: Vakhobov Rustamjon; ID: 20111496 [pic] Almaty 2012 International Terrorism Is a Product of Globalization Outline Thesis Statement: Globalization has been mostly a positive phenomenon in past decades‚ but since 9/11 it has been the major factor in the expansion of international terrorism. I. Globalization
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What is Terrorism? By: James Morris Terrorism Terrorism is political phenomenon by which offenders threaten or use violence on civilians with the intent of exploiting fear. It can be defined as substitute classification of political violence. A quote by Sloan (2006) states “Terrorism is intentional violent acts carried out by nonstate actors against noncombatants with the purpose of effecting a political response.” In our society‚ the term terrorism is a method or strategy to effect political
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TERRORISM Terrorism is the systematic use of violence as a means of coercion for political purposes. In the international community‚ terrorism has no legally binding‚ criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror); are perpetrated for a religious‚ political‚ or ideological goal; and deliberately target or disregard the safety ofnon-combatants (civilians). Some definitions now include acts of unlawful violence
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