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A 5 page paper that discusses the international legal issues concerning the terrorist actions in the attack on America. Although there are no laws that specifically address this type of war, there are provisions in existing international laws that allow the retaliatory actions. The essay also discusses the global campaign against terrorism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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nation invaded another. The lines between enemies and allies were clearly drawn. This, however, is a war against groups of insurgents, groups of individuals who have enormous financial backing and
that find themselves supported by large populations of "civilians." International treaties and pacts have not been explicate designed for this kind of war. Nonetheless, the existing Conventions, treaties, resolutions
and other legal documents do cover the most recent events. There have been times that the present international laws have been used in a very limited way against individuals, just
as they are being used today (Cerone, 2001). While these international laws are being utilized in fighting the current enemy, others are being written to address these particular kinds
of events. If the perpetrators of the horrific attack on America on September 11, 2001, are caught, they could be prosecuted in almost any country in the world that
gains custody of them. The following outlines the international laws that govern these attacks. * The Hague Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft makes aircraft hijacking an
international criminal offense. The Convention requires each state that signed the Convention to take whatever measures are necessary to establish jurisdiction of this kind of offense when it is committed
on board an aircraft registered in that state, when the aircraft lands in that state with the hijacker on board or when the offender is present in that state. Hijacking
an aircraft is an offense for which the perpetrator is to be extradited under the extradition treaty between the states included in the Convention (Kirgis, 2001). * The
Statute of the International Criminal Court identifies crimes against humanity. The hijacked planes were used as lethal weapons that killed thousands of people. Under international laws, a crime against humanity
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