Terrorism is the systematic use of violent terror as a means of coercion. In the international community‚ however‚ terrorism has no legally binding‚ criminal law definition.[1][2] 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 of non-combatants (civilians). Some definitions now include acts of unlawful violence and war. The
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we start to discuss the counter-terrorism strategies of European Union‚ we have to first answer the question: “What is terrorism?” or “How exactly can be terrorism defined?” When answering this question we will encounter two “problems”. Firstly‚ it is not straightforward to define this worldwide-known term because of its complexity of relating criminal‚ unlawful activities and there is no universal definition of terrorism. And secondly‚ there are as many definitions as many scholarly publications
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“Is The War On Terrorism A War?” The Global War on Terrorism is a military campaign that began shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001. First used by George W. Bush‚ the phrase ‘war on terror’ has become to be conceptualized as a term used to signify ‘global military‚ political‚ lawful‚ and conceptual struggle targeting both organizations designated as terrorists and regimes accused of supporting them.” The war on terror main focus has been with Islamist militants and Al-Qaeda
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Terrorism means spreading terror or horror through unusual activities such as bomb blasts etc. An act of terrorism spreads panic among the people so it can be said that the main purpose of terrorism is to spread panic in a particular area or throughout the country. The use of word terrorism has become very common after the act on World Trade Center on 11th September 2001. Terrorism is the most challenging issue which must be essentially controlled
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International Law and Terrorism Some ‘Qs & As’ for Operators By Colonel Charles J. Dunlap‚ Jr.‚ USAF * The events of 11 September 2001 present military lawyers—like the rest of the U.S. armed forces—with a variety of new challenges. Indeed‚ the war on terrorism raises complex legal issues (not the least of which is whether it is a “war” at all!). As difficult as it may be to determine what law applies to a particular question‚ the even more challenging task is to translate the legal analysis
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1. Introduction Islamic View on Terrorism The events of September 11th‚ 2001 brought the issue of terrorism to the forefront of world affairs in an unprecedented manner. The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon forced a new and aggressive campaign to combat terrorism worldwide. The US declared a war on terrorism. On October 7th‚ a war against Afghanistan was launched by the US and Britain supported by many nations in the world. The US declared list of suspects
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Terrorism. It is a word that strikes fear into many. Terrorism has been around since the beginning of time‚ and has caused empires to rise‚ fall‚ and allowed people to gain power‚ Terrorism by nature is difficult to define. Acts of terrorism conjure emotional responses in the victims as well as in the practitioners. No two writers agree on what is terrorism. Even the U.S. government cannot agree on one single definition. The old adage‚ "One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter" is still
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How does Chirac define Terrorism and the dangers it poses to the public? Chirac defined terrorism as “blind‚ and spares no one‚ not you‚ not me or anyone….”. The way I interpreted Chirac definition is that terrorism is everywhere and sometimes even unseen with no precautions in place. Also‚ meaning that no one is safe or immune to these actions that take place against the government and its citizens. Terrorism is a danger to the public because a terrorist attack with
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The other disputable topic of terrorism is state terrorism . Terrorism is frequently‚ however not generally‚ characterized as far as four qualities: the risk or utilization of savagery‚ a political goal‚ the longing to change the norm ‚ the goal to spread trepidation by submitting fantastic open acts‚ the purposeful focusing of regular folks. The last component focusing on pure regular citizens is tricky when one tries to recognize state terrorism from different residences of state savagery. Announcing
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OF TERRORISM AND RISE OF NON STATE ACTORS “Prediction is very difficult‚ especially about future”. - Niels Bohr 12. Terrorism is by no means a new concept in terms of law; however it is a complex one as no consensus has yet been reached regarding its definition under international law1.There are many definitions of terrorism but the underlying fact is that all of them encapsulate the major elements of threat and act. Few examples of the definition of terrorism are
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