Terrorism does not have a unified definition but a broad definition under the UK Terrorism Act 2000 giving States the freedom to include a variety of terrorist actions. Terrorism is a commonly used notion in derogation claims and yet it is a concept difficult to precisely define. There is a vague international definition, which includes the various types; state terrorism, religious terrorism, right wing terrorism, left wing terrorism, and pathological terrorism, issue oriented terrorism, separatist terrorism, and narco-terrorsim.
The formal consensus is that terrorism is a criminal act intend and calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public or group of persons motivated by various purposes in viable circumstances e.g. philosophical, politically, ideological, racial, ethnic or religious. The act causes a thrill effect as the aim is spreading terror in order to achieve a certain aim, i.e. compel the government to change a policy; the act must be politically or religiously motivated. The objective element of the offence is criminal acts causing serious harm to lives, public or private property. The subjective element is the notion of intention for the offence. This element distinguishes terrorism from other threats, as …show more content…
The indefinite detention of one group ‘foreign nationals’ has commonly been the measure taken to protect a State rather than detaining nationals, an equally dangerous group. It is irrational as well as discriminatory to ignore nationals as threats to national security. Under Article 1 ECHR, States are required to secure the convention rights to everyone within its jurisdiction not just to nationals or even to lawful residents; affirmed in the Belmarsh 9 where the House of Lords held that the derogation order was unlawful, and declared the act as incompatible with convention
The formal consensus is that terrorism is a criminal act intend and calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public or group of persons motivated by various purposes in viable circumstances e.g. philosophical, politically, ideological, racial, ethnic or religious. The act causes a thrill effect as the aim is spreading terror in order to achieve a certain aim, i.e. compel the government to change a policy; the act must be politically or religiously motivated. The objective element of the offence is criminal acts causing serious harm to lives, public or private property. The subjective element is the notion of intention for the offence. This element distinguishes terrorism from other threats, as …show more content…
The indefinite detention of one group ‘foreign nationals’ has commonly been the measure taken to protect a State rather than detaining nationals, an equally dangerous group. It is irrational as well as discriminatory to ignore nationals as threats to national security. Under Article 1 ECHR, States are required to secure the convention rights to everyone within its jurisdiction not just to nationals or even to lawful residents; affirmed in the Belmarsh 9 where the House of Lords held that the derogation order was unlawful, and declared the act as incompatible with convention