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short legal definition proposed to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: "Act of Terrorism = Peacetime Equivalent of War Crime". [65] 1997: Rosalyn Higgins: Judge at the International Court of Justice, "Terrorism is a term without any legal significance. It is merely a convenient way of alluding to activities, whether of States or of ...
It condemned all terrorist acts as criminal and unjustifiable. The declaration stressed that terrorism was contrary to the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, endangered lives, and threatened the social and economic development of all countries and global stability as a whole. Furthermore, it asserted that a sustained and ...
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) is an office of the United Nations Secretariat that is responsible for promoting international cooperation in counterterrorism efforts, examining the causes and effects of terrorism and violent extremism, and organizing efforts to prevent terrorism and extremism.
The negotiations of the Comprehensive Terrorism Convention are deadlocked because of differences over the definition of terrorism. Thalif Deen described the situation as follows: "The key sticking points in the draft treaty revolve around several controversial yet basic issues, including the definition of 'terrorism'.
The United Nations Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 45) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which enables His Majesty's Government to implement resolutions under Article 41 of the United Nations Charter as Orders in Council. Thus Parliament delegated the power to enact such resolutions without the approval of Parliament.
The Council stressed that the United Nations played a vital role in strengthening international co-operation in the fight against terrorism. All countries were urged to take the following steps: [5] [6] (a) co-operate with each other through mutual agreements to prevent terrorist acts and prosecute perpetrators;
The vote against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) is the latest step in a Israeli push against the agency, which Israeli leaders have accused of ...
The Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2006 . gives effect to Resolution 1373 of the United Nations Security Council (2001) allows the Treasury to freeze the assets of suspected terrorists; replaces the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) Order 2001; was ruled ultra vires and void by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2010