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Terrorist or Armed Opposition Group Fighter? The Experience of UK Courts and the Implications for Public International Law

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posted on 2023-08-30, 15:32 authored by Alexander R. J. Murray
The aim of this article is to explore British courts’ jurisprudence relating to the actions of those who have committed acts abroad which, in some circumstances, might be considered terrorism. It does this by identifying three different types of attacks: against civilians, against UN-mandated forces and against another State’s military forces. What emerges from this analysis is that British courts readily classified the first two forms of attack as terrorism while remaining flexible in respect of the third. The article draws on domestic law concerning terrorism and also that which relates to immigration and asylum claims. From this it is apparent the courts have used a complex patchwork of international and domestic law to distinguish between terrorism and ‘legitimate armed attacks’. This is significant because the discussion of the issues by the courts might be of assistance in clarifying and developing the distinction in international law.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

20

Issue number

3-4

Page range

281-310

Publication title

International Community Law Review

ISSN

1871-9732

Publisher

Brill

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2018-08-08

Legacy creation date

2018-08-08

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences (until September 2018)

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