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  1. Indictments Regarding the Bombing of U.S. Quarters in Saudi Arabia

    ... the United States could argue that the bombing was an act of terrorism of a type so universally condemned that any nation-state may prohibit ... but it has not been quite as widely accepted for acts of terrorism. [4]   Second, the United States could argue that since the victims ...

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  2. Australian Court Permits Damages Claim for Torture by former Guantánamo Bay Detainee to Proceed

    ... [18] The efforts adopted to address international terrorism, including the conditions of detention at Guantánamo Bay, continue ... of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism, ¶ 54, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/10/3 (Feb. 4, 2009), available at ...

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  3. Iran and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

    ... Organizations Middle East and North Africa Terrorism Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law ...

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  4. The UN General Assembly Requests a World Court Advisory Opinion On Israel's Separation Barrier

    ... and the interests of security in the context of terrorism.  It raises the issue of the scope of a state's margin of appreciation in response to terrorism.  If such response is made in alleged self-defense, it raises the ...

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  5. The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Examining the Relationship between the International Law of Armed Conflict and US Law

    ... the February 2006 Insight, " Alleged Secret Detentions of Terrorism Suspects. " [8] The MCA itself delegates substantial ... Law in Domestic Courts North America Terrorism Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law ...

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  6. Prisoner Transfers Out of Iraq

    ... would be disinclined to protect their nationals suspected of terrorism that might, at least in part, be directed against their own ...

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  7. The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: Temporarily Holstered

    ... conflicts, government repression, organized crime, and terrorism. Small arms are reported to kill more than 300,000 adults and ... the global arms trade on human rights, regional stability, terrorism, and the national security of its member states. As of 2012, ...

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  8. International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism Enters into Force

    ... Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism [1] enters into force. July 7 is the 30th day after the ... in the global efforts underway to prevent acts of nuclear terrorism. Background to the Convention The idea for a treaty on ...

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  9. British Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005

    I. The British Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001   In response to the ... 11, 2001, the UK Parliament enacted two pieces of anti-terrorism legislation: (1) the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (the ATCSA); and (2) the Human Rights ...

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  10. The Pinochet Arrest and Possible Extradition to Spain

    ... charges of crimes against humanity, including genocide and terrorism, that are alleged to have occurred during Pinochet's rule in Chile. ... universally condemned, including genocide and some forms of terrorism, no matter where the conduct occurred. The international community ...

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