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The Apple Does Not Fall Far from the Tree: Self-Defence in the Context of State-Sponsored Terrorism

Groningen Journal of International Law, 2018
The Article will examine the parameters of state-sponsored terrorism through an evaluation of the tenets of state responsibility. Under customary international law, States are not perpetrators of terrorism because terrorism is a penal offence and states ...
Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto
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Questioning the Concept of ‘New Terrorism’ [PDF]

, 2006
Many scholars, government analysts and politicians point out that since the mid 1990s ‘terrorism’ has changed into an inherently new form with new characteristics.
Spencer, Alexander
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Terrorism in Central African Republic: A Mosaic of State Fragility and Abnormality

Cogent Social Sciences
Religious extremism and radicalization have dominated the discourse on the causes of terrorism. However, little is written of other drivers of terrorism, such as economic and social deprivations, which could prompt religious groups to resort to terrorism.
Chukwuemeka N. Oko-Otu, Kelechi Johnmary Ani   +1 more
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The politics of amnesty in Nigeria: a comparative analysis of the Boko Haram and Niger Delta insurgencies [PDF]

, 2014
Special Edition issue - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Sub-Saharan AfricaThis paper presents a comparative analysis of the Niger Delta amnesty programme and the proposed amnesty for Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria.
Nwankpa, Michael
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Looking at The Civil Suits and Court Cases Under the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: Why it Fails?

Sriwijaya Law Review
Terrorism remains a persistent and significant global threat, with far-reaching consequences for world peace and stability. The September 11, 2001 attacks marked a pivotal moment in the fight against terrorism, prompting governments and international ...
Ali Ibrahim Alheji, Shahrul Mizan Ismail
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Economic effects of terrorist violence [PDF]

Ekonomski Pogledi, 2016
Terrorism is a constant companion of history and today has become an inevitable part of every country's economy, both in theory and in practice. This paper will analyze and examine the economic implications of terrorism, links between the incidence of ...
Krstić Marko
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Tracing Al Shabaab’s Decision to Cooperate with Al Qaeda in Somalia (2008) [PDF]

, 2014
Special Edition issue - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africal Shabaab, a Somali insurgent with predominantly nationalistic causes (alongside transnational [global Jihad] and Islamic goals) made the choice to fight on behalf of Al Qaeda ...
Sjah, Adlini Ilma Ghaisany
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Western State Terrorism [PDF]

, 2016
States use terror to achieve political ends, by employing violence to ensure compliance and to coerce populations away from dissent. Moreover, despite popular understandings of terrorism as a ‘strategy of the weak’ used against liberal democracies, an ...
Blakeley, Ruth, Raphael, Sam
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Between Truth and Amnesia: State Terrorism, Human Rights Violations and Transitional Justice in Brazil

European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2013
:The military rule in Brazil between 1964 and 1985 employed less violence than similar authoritarian regimes in neighbouring countries, and attempted to maintain a façade of legitimacy by allowing for a consented opposition.
Iasmin Goes
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Entering the black hole: the Taliban, terrorism, and organised crime [PDF]

, 2014
Cooperation and imitation among crime and terror groups in recent years has given rise to a crime-terror nexus. A linear conceptualisation of a crime-terror spectrum, suggests that complete convergence of crime and terror in a failed state can give rise ...
Phillips, Matthew D., Kamen, Emily A.
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