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13 U. Miami Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 293 (2005-2006)
Hostis Humani Generi: Piracy, Terrorism and a New International Law

handle is hein.journals/miaicr13 and id is 307 raw text is: HOSTIS HUMANI GENERI: PIRACY, TERRORISM AND A NEW INTERNATIONAL LAW Douglas R. Burgess, Jr. * D edication ....................................................................... 293 Introduction .................................................................... 293 I. The Historical Linkages Between Piracy and Terrorism... 301 II. The Legal History of Piracy and Its Relation to Modern Terrorism ............................................................. 310 III. A Model International Law of Terrorism ..................... 323 Conclusion ...................................................................... 340 Dedication On July 31, 2002, a terrorist attack at the University of Jerusalem took the life of my best and dearest friend, David Gritz. He had arrived at the university just the week before, to begin studies in Hebraic scholarship through a grant from the Hartzmann Institute. David was a true scholar, the finest I have ever known. He left for Jerusalem against the repeated protestations of his parents and his friends, including my own. But for David, intellectual curiosity triumphed over all. I once told him that he would quite willingly hang upside-down on Mt. Fuji if he felt he could learn something from it, and he playfully reminded me of that comment when we last spoke on the phone, just hours before his plane left Paris. David's death robbed the world of one who might, through his intelligence, compassion and perseverance, have transformed it. I dedicate this article as I have dedicated my life, to the memory of my friend David Gritz, and the promise that his will be among the last sacrifices to the barbaric maw of terrorism. Introduction This article will examine the existing state of international law regarding terrorists and terrorism. The article's purpose is to recommend a * B.A., McGill University, 1999; J.D., Cornell University, 2002; L.L.M., University of British Columbia, 2003; M.A., Brown University, 2004. Currently completing a Ph.D., Brown University. His first book, Seize the Trident, is available from McGraw-Hill; also recently featured in The New York Times, Legal Affairs Magazine, The Guardian, and the American Bar Association National Security Law Report. He can be reached at douglas-burgess@brown.edu.

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