NCJ Number
92577
Journal
Terrorism Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Dated: (1983) Pages: 503-517
Date Published
1983
Length
15 pages
Annotation
Nine years after the Munich Massacre of 11 Israeli athletes and after the request by the Secretary-General for the General Assembly to act on the problem, the General Assembly reached a consensus on a terrorism resolution.
Abstract
The resolution endorses a UN committee's recommendations to refrain from assisting terrorism in any way and to cooperate in the final elimination of terrorism. Negotiation of the resolution was difficult because third world countries did not want to weaken opposition to 'colonial, racist, and alien regimes,' and they have held back from approving an international convention that would require trying or extraditing those accused of terrorist crimes. Problems of constitutional protection to individuals in democracies and of political asylum also stand in the way of an overall convention. Nevertheless, the General Assembly resolution has been useful in promoting cooperation among states to eliminate terrorism and in encouraging support for conventions against specific types of terrorism such as hijacking, taking of hostages, attacking diplomatic targets, and supporting nuclear terrorism. (Author abstract)