Anti-terrorism Legislation - International Conventions Related To Terrorism and Counter-terrorism Cases

International Conventions Related To Terrorism and Counter-terrorism Cases

Terrorism has been on the international agenda since 1934, when the League of Nations, predecessor of the United Nations, began the elaboration of a convention for the prevention and punishment of terrorism. Although the Convention was eventually adopted in 1937, it never came into force.

Today, there are thirteen counter-terrorism international conventions in force. They were developed under the auspices of the United Nations and its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Moreover, on 8 September 2006, the UN General Assembly adopted a "Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy"

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