NCJ Number
163475
Editor(s)
S Flood
Date Published
1991
Length
200 pages
Annotation
This compilation of essays offers views and perceptions of both practitioners and researchers on the threat of international terrorism.
Abstract
Although the threat posed by Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries has focused greater attention on international terrorism, most observers agree the actual threat of terrorism is much broader and encompasses a wide range of potential activities. The Office of International Criminal Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago has played a significant role in conducting research on international terrorism and has compiled a series of essays on the subject. The essays concern Cuban involvement in drug trafficking, international terrorism and business, domestic and international law considerations in extraterritorial apprehension, terrorism in the Middle East, chemical and biological weapons and terrorism, political terrorism, and terrorism in Latin America. The essays also include a history of the rule of law related to terrorism and case studies of terrorist incidents and discuss the development of an international policy against terrorism and research on international terrorism. References, notes, and charts