It became part of the phrase “terror cimbricus.” (AUTHOR) Many events which occurred in our history, were or may be named, as terrorism. One of that event, worldly proclamed terrorism , was the behavior of the self proclamed initiator of French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre. It's exactly in relation with French revolution's “Reign of Terror” instaured by Robespierre, that a lot of people have a habit of considering this word to have a french origins, while it's not the exact true.
Definition of terrorism
In this paper, I will discuss the definition of terrorism, as it's officially defined by the UNSC ( United Nations Security Council), but mostly, I will try to understand the difference and variations in use between the definition and its application (punishment of terrorism) in the differents countries. According to the United Nations Security Council, terrorism is described as “any act intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling a government or an international organization to do or abstain from doing any act” ( Dare E. Arowolo,