Multilateral Legal Efforts to Combat Terrorism: Diagnosis and Prognosis
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Terrorism: Diagnosis and Prognosis
EDWARD MICKOLUS*t
While some progress has been made by the world community in
meeting the international terrorist threat, much remains to be done to
effectively combat terrorism. This study is intended to serve as a primer
on the status of the international legal regime with regard to terrorism,
and makes certain predictions about future trends in cooperation.'
*The author is a political analyst with the International Issues Division, Office of
Political Analysis, United States Central Intelligence Agency. A.B. Georgetown University
(1973); M.A. Yale University (1974); M. Phil. Yale University (1975); Ph.D. candidate, Yale
University.
tThe views expressed in this paper represent those of the author and should not be
interpreted as necessarily reflecting those of the Central Intelligence Agency or the United
States Government.
1. Texts of the conventions discussed herein can be found conveniently in Y.
ALEXANDER. CONTROL OF TERRORISM: INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS (1979), and R.A.
FRIEDLANDER, TERRORISM: DOCUMENTS OF INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CONTROL (1979), 2 Vols.
General discussions of the legal response to terrorism can be found in Approaches to
the Problems of International Terrorism: Symposium, 10 J. INT'L L. & ECON. 10 (1976);
Bassiouni, An International Control Scheme for the Prosecution of International Ter-
rorists: An Introduction, LEGAL ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM (American Society
of International Law, 1977); Blischchenko, International Violence as a Special Problem of
the Fight Against Crime, 32 INTERNATIONAL REV. OF CRIMINAL POLICY 8-13 (1976); Costello,
International Terrorism and the Development of the Principle Aut Dedere Aut Judicare ,
10 J. INT'L L. & ECON. (1975); Davis, Le Terrorisme en Droit International REFLECTIONS SUR
LA DEFINITION ET LA REPRESSION DU TERRORISME INTERNATIONAL 105-74 (1975); Dershowitz,
Legal and Jurisprudential Aspects of Terrorism (paper presented at a panel on Terrorism:
International and Comparative Perspectives, Ass'n of American Law Schools annual
meeting, Washington, D.C., Dec. 29, 1975); Dimitrijevie, Aktuelna Pravma Pitania
Medunarodnog Teorizma, 21, 1-3 JUGOSLOVENSKA REIJA ZA MEDUNARODNO PRAVO 55 (1974);
Emanuelli, Legal Aspects of Aerial Terrorism: The Piecemeal vs. the Comprehensive Ap-
proach, 10 J. INT'L. L. & ECON. 503 (1975); Franck & Lockwood, Preliminary Thoughts
Towards an International Convention on Terrorism, 1 AM. J. INT'L. L. 68, 69-90 (1974);
Friedlander, Terrorism and International Law: What is Being Done?, 8 RUTGERS - CAMDEN
L. J. 383-92 (1977); Friedlander, Terrorism and Political Violence: Do the Ends Justify the
Means?, INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD 316-24 (M. Livingston ed.
1978) [hereinafter cited as INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD], revised
version in 24 CHITTY'S L. J. 240-45 (1976); Green, International Law and the Suppression of
Terrorism, MALAYA L. REV. LEGAL ESSAYS (1975); L. GREEN, THE NATURE AND CONTROL OF IN-
TERNATIONAL TERRORISM, (1974); Kittrie, The Control of Terrorism, (paper presented to the
Conference on Terror: The Man, the Mind and the Matter, held at John Jay School of
Criminal Justice, New York City, Oct. 15-16, 1976); Kittrie, Reconciling the Irreconcilable:
The Quest for International Agreement over Political Crime and Terrorism, Y.B. OF WORLD
AFFAIRS 208-36 (1978); Leber, International Terrorism: Criminal or Political, 7 TOWSON ST.
J. OF INT'L AFFAIRS (1973); Lockwood, The Utility of International Law in Dealing with In-
ternational Terrorism (paper presented to the International Studies Ass'n, annual conven-
tion, Wash. D.C., Feb. 20, 1975); Mallison, Comment: Juridicial Control of Terrorism, 7
AKRON L. REV. 376 (1974); Markus, Is There a Diplomatic Solution to Terrorism?, 2 BAR-
RISTER (1975); Milte, Terrorism and International Order, 8 AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND J.
OF CRIMINOLOGY 101 (1975); Moore, Towards Legal Restraints on Int'l Terrorism, PRO-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.journals/onulr6&div=6&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)
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