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The Obligation to Suppress Terrorism as a Means to Protect Human Right
The Obligation to Suppress Terrorism as a Means to Protect Human Right

Author(s): Nataliya Maroz
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: terrorism; legal protection of human rights; international human rights bodies; international responsibility; terrorism suppression; obligation to suppress terrorism;

Summary/Abstract: Terrorism has a devastating impact on the enjoyment ofhuman rights. The UN Security Council, as the organ responsible for themaintenance of international peace and security, indicates a primary dutyof states to protect anyone within their jurisdiction against terrorism.However, a breach of the obligation to suppress terrorism may lead to asituation when individuals bring claims directly against states beforeinternational human rights bodies arguing that the states were not able orunwilling to prevent and suppress terrorist acts or didn’t take all thenecessary measures to prosecute those who had committed terroristcrimes.Therefore, the article discusses a legal nature of the obligation to suppressterrorism, reveals its elements and concerns situations when a state can befound in breach of it. It also addresses some jurisdictional problems arisingout from extraterritorial application of International Human Rights Law.Finally, the article attempts to define the limits of the obligation tosuppress terrorism and to indicate its practical implications for society.

  • Issue Year: 13/2020
  • Issue No: 2-Suppl
  • Page Range: 49-70
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English