International law and terrorism: Assessment of the international legal regime against terrorism
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https://doi.org/10.25062/1900-8325.330Keywords:
fight againts terrorism, international law, treaties, international regime, international security, comparative lawAbstract
This article is a first draft version of a research-based analysis of the international legal regime against terrorism. It presents the first results of a comparative analysis of the structure of current international treaties and agreements on the topic. This comparison allows: (1) to underline the perennial difficulty of the definition of terrorism from a legal vantage point -despite some recent developments in international law on the fight against threats to international security and peace; (2) to identify common elements to the treaties which make up the “hard-core” of the international legal regime against terrorism. Finally this document will outline some challenges including the necessity to adopt a more comprehensive convention against terrorism.
Author Biography
Andrés Molano Rojas, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
B.S. Constitutional Law. B.S. Philosophy and History. M.S. Contemporary Political, Economic and International Affairs. Professor at Rosario University, at the “Academia Diplomática de San Carlos”, and at the “Escuela de Inteligencia y Contrainteligencia”. Commentator on political and International affairs. Research director “Center of Gravity” at the “Centro de Estudios Estratégicos en Seguridad y Defensa Nacionales –CEESEDEN-” War College, Bogotá. Member of the Razon Publica Foundation and Corporacion Pensamiento Siglo XXI.
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