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A paper which looks at the recent UK legislation designed to combat terrorist activities, with particular reference to possible breaches of human rights and civil liberties in the Bill. Bibliography lists 22 sources
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is an international, non-profit, non-government organisation who correlate material on human rights issues around the world. http://www.hrw.org/about/
It could be asserted that one of the major problems with formulating legislation designed to deal effectively with terrorism is that not only
is terrorism itself somewhat difficult to define, but there is always the chance that the legislation itself will be so wide-ranging that it poses more issues than it addresses. Whilst
most people would find it straightforward enough to give specific examples of terrorism, such as the attacks on the WTC, it is not quite so easy to arrive at a
definition which can be universally agreed and which can form the basis for legislation which does not contravene the already-established parameters of human rights.
For instance, what is perceived as terrorism by one group or individual can be seen as freedom fighting, guerrilla
warfare or strong government by others. Betts (2002) makes the point that there has never been a generally accepted definition of terrorism, since even those who consider themselves to be
against terrorism per se may still be in favour of what he terms extreme action. For example, the bombing of civilians by the Allies during World War Two could be
construed as terrorism: one of the main reasons why it is not is the fact that the Allied forces were reacting to deliberate acts of aggression by other nations which
had already taken place. Betts also notes that even if attempts are made to arrive at a universally agreed abstract concept of terrorism, there will always be some who find
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