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Although the term is not subject to a universally agreed definition, terrorism can be broadly understood as a method of coercion that utilizes or threatens to utilize violence in order to spread fear and thereby attain political or ideological goals.
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“Terrorism is defined here as the recurrent use or threatened use of politically motivated and clandestinely organised violence, by a group whose aim is to influence a psychological target in order to make it behave in a way which the
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Defining terrorism. Before examining the meaning and associated concepts and principles of (international) criminal justice and international criminal law as they apply to terrorist crimes, it is first necessary to briefly examine some of the principal reasons for, and implications of, the absence of a universally agreed definition of terrorism ...
Terrorism clearly has a very real and direct impact on human rights, with devastating consequences for the enjoyment of the right to life, liberty and physical integrity of victims.
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The author looks at how terrorists, victims of terrorism, religious authorities, mass and social media, national governments, the United Nations, and members from academia have tried to define terrorism. In his conclusion, the author pleads for a narrow definition of terrorism.
Jan 1, 2021 · Definition. Premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by individuals and/or groups inspired by, or associated with, designated foreign terrorist organizations or nations. Introduction. Most terrorist groups that were active before WWII operated in a single country or region.
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• discuss the most universally accepted definition of terrorism, and competing definitions of terrorism proposed by various scholars and institutions; • explain the history of terrorism and the different types of terrorism today, comparing old terrorism with new terrorism;
