International Convention Against Terrorism (From Terrorism - How the West Can Win, P 157-161, 1986, Benjamin Netanyahu, ed. - See NCJ-101510)

• NCJ Number: 101524
• Author(s): M Shamgar
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 5 pages
• Sale Source: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper outlines provisions of a proposed international convention to combat terrorism and discusses deficiencies in the Declaration of Brussels and the Geneva Convention.

Abstract

The proposed agreement suggests principals under national and international law to deal with the illegality of terrorist offenses, the prosecution or extradition of terrorists, sharing of intelligence, preventive measures, and sanctions against states that support or consent to terrorism. Such international cooperation is essential if further gains by terrorists are to be prevented. While the Declaration of Brussels and the Geneva Convention form the basis of the law of war, they are deficient in that they endanger the life and safety of innocent civilians by extending the protection of law to terrorists and by treating them as equal in status to recognized combatants. Thus, the need for a new international convention is pressing. Such a convention could make coordinated antiterrorist action a reality and could considerably reduce terrorist activities.