Terrorism - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The emergence of international terrorism and technological changes: have these changes made the Law of Armed Conflict obsolete?

29 Nov 2007 The Geneva Conventions of 1949, the primary basis of the present Law of Armed Conflict, are primarily a reaction to past wars, including World War II. Since 1949, armed conflict had evolved from large armies controlled by nations to fighting by ... Read more...

Treating war detainees and terror suspects: legal and ethical responsibilities of military physicians.

29 Nov 2007 Several international legal instruments and ethical guidelines bestow rights and impose duties on detainees and military physicians, respectively. Ideological totalism, moral disengagement, and victim blame can facilitate the abuse of detainees, and ... Read more...

The role of the dentist at crime scenes.

29 Sep 2007 The medical response to a mass casualty further complicates the hectic environment that follows a terrorist event. In addition to providing treatment, medical professionals may discover items or persons of interest to the pending investigation and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Terrorism - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Marching for science. 29 Apr 2009
• Tough and tactical tackling of terror. 30 Dec 2008
• Dying for science? 13 Aug 2008
• Doctors protest against surgeon held for six years at Guantanamo. 28 Jul 2008
• Terrorist trials--'then' and 'now'. 29 Jun 2008
• Terrorism trials in the new century--how have things changed since the IRA trials? 29 Jun 2008
• Doctors step up campaign for paediatrician imprisoned for a year without trial. 22 May 2008
• Reporting hollow threats. 30 Dec 2007
• Thoughts on the humanitarian law in armed conflict: speech delivered at the closing ceremony of the 2005 International Course on the Law of Armed Conflict. 29 Nov 2007
• The emergence of international terrorism and technological changes: have these changes made the Law of Armed Conflict obsolete? 29 Nov 2007
• Treating war detainees and terror suspects: legal and ethical responsibilities of military physicians. 29 Nov 2007
• UK 'terrorist' fights science-course ban. 20 Nov 2007
• The role of the dentist at crime scenes. 29 Sep 2007
• The black sites: a rare look inside the C.I.A.'s secret interrogation program. 11 Aug 2007
• Indian doctor arrested under antiterrorism law. 7 Jun 2007
• Terror terms for arsonists. 5 Jun 2007
• Unwise branding. 22 May 2007
• Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise implementation plan for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. Notice. 21 Apr 2007
• Violating ethics: unlawful combatants, national security and health professionals. 27 Feb 2007
• Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act becomes law. 30 Dec 2006

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Technical information about 'Terrorism'

Definition: The use or threatened use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of criminal laws for purposes of intimidation, coercion, or ransom, in support of political or social objectives.

Descriptor UI: D023481

Alternative terms: Terrorism;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.198.240.856.800; I01.880.735.900.800;

History Note: 2001; use VIOLENCE 1981-2000