Terrorism

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Terrorism is the seestematic uise o terror, aften violent, especially as a means o coercion. In the internaitional commonty, housomeivver, terrorism haes nae legally bindin, creeminal law definition.[1][2] Common definitions o terrorism refer anerlie tae those violent acts which are intendit tae create fear (terror); are perpetratit for a releegious, poleetical or, ideological goal; an deliberately target or disregard the safety o nan-combatants (civilians). Some definitions nou include acts o unlawful violence an war. The uise o similar tactics bi creeminal organisations for protection rackets or tae enforce a code o silence is uisually no labeled terrorism, tho these same actions mey be labeled terrorism whan done bi a poleetically motivatit group. The writer Heinrich Böll an scholars Raj Desai an Harry Eckstein hae suggestit that attempts tae protect against terrorism mey lead tae a kynd o social oppression.[3][4]

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  1. Angus Martyn, The Right of Self-Defence under International Law-the Response to the Terrorist Attacks of 11 September Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Law and Bills Digest Group, Parliament of Australia Web Site, 12 February 2002.
  2. Thalif Deen. "POLITICS: U.N. Member States Struggle to Define Terrorism" Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Inter Press Service, 25 July 2005.
  3. Heinrich Böll, Fürsorgliche Belagerung (Cologne: Kiepenhauer & Witsch, 1979).
  4. Raj Desai and Harry Eckstein (1990). Insurgency: The Transformation of Peasant Rebellion, World Politics, 42 , pp 441-465 doi:10.2307/2010510