NCJ Number
19801
Date Published
1974
Length
56 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER DEFINES THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, EXPLAINS THE POWERS AND LIMITATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN DEALING WITH TERRORISM, AND SUGGESTS AN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION TO CURB IT.
Abstract
HIJACKINGS, KIDNAPPINGS, AND BOMBINGS ARE DISCUSSED IN THE DIFFERENT CASES DETERMINED BY THE NATIONALITY AND 'CAUSE CELEBRE' OF THE TERRORIST, THE NATIONALITY AND TARGET AFFILIATION OF THE VICTIM, AND THE COUNTRY OR PLACE WHERE THE ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE. HISTORICAL SOLUTIONS FOR DEALING WITH TERRORIST ACTIVITY, AS EMBODIED IN ACTIONS, LAWS, AND INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ARE DISCUSSED, WITH COMMENTARY ON THEIR PROPRIETY AND EFFECTIVENESS. ACTIONS BY THE UNITED NATIONS, THE CREATION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS, AND THE HOLDING OF AN INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TERRORISM CONVENTION ARE DISCUSSED AS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR LIMITING THE OCCURRENCE OF AND DEALING WITH THE INCIDENCE OF THIS VIOLENT PHENOMENON.