Towards the Definition of International Terrorism
- 1 November 1973
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Journal of International Law
- Vol. 67 (5) , 94-100
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0002930000264695
Abstract
To the layman terrorism presents no problem of definition. To the lawyer, however, it bristles with definitional problems of the kind which has made the concept of aggression so illusive. Basically the difficulty is to identify those acts of terror designed to bring about political change which disrupt international relations and which the international community views as contrary to desirable international norms of behavior. The problem is not a new one and recent history provides several examples of international cooperation aimed at the suppression of acts of violence which undermine the international order.Keywords
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