definitions regarding terrorism have been In the abovementioned resolution, it was made by its three different. further mentioned that acts “criminal The General Assembly, in the United intended or calculated to provoke a state of Nations Declaration to Supplement the terror in the general public, a group of 1994 Declaration on Measures to persons or particular persons for political are in any circumstance Eliminate International Terrorism, purposes annexed to the on Resolution 51/210 unjustifiable, whatever the considerations to eliminate international of a political, philosophical, ideological, “Measures terrorism”, “solemnly” condemned racial, ethnic, religious or other nature terrorist acts in the following terms: that may be invoked to justify them.” The States Members of the “1. The Security Council (UNSC), in United Nations solemnly reaffirm Resolution 1566 on October 8, 2004, their unequivocal condemnation of mentioned terrorist actions while calling all acts, methods and practices of upon states to take action on the terrorism as criminal and elimination of such actions: unjustifiable, wherever and by acts, including against “criminal whomsoever committed, including civilians, committed with the intent those which jeopardize friendly to cause death or serious bodily relations among States and peoples injury, or taking of hostages, with and threaten the territorial integrity the purpose to provoke a state of and security of States; terror in the general public or in a 2. The States Members of the group of persons or particular United Nations reaffirm that acts, persons, intimidate a population or methods and practices of terrorism compel a government or an are contrary to the purposes and international organization to do or principles of the United Nations; to abstain from doing any act, they declare that knowingly which constitute offences within the financing, planning and inciting scope of and as defined in the terrorist acts are also contrary to international conventions and the purposes and principles of the protocols relating to terrorism, are United Nations;“ under no circumstances justifiable by considerations of a political,
definitions regarding terrorism have been made by its three different. The General Assembly, in the United Nations Declaration to Supplement the 1994 Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, annexed to the Resolution 51/210 on “Measures to eliminate international terrorism”, “solemnly” condemned terrorist acts in the following terms: “1. The States Members of the United Nations solemnly reaffirm their unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, wherever and by whomsoever committed, including those which jeopardize friendly relations among States and peoples and threaten the territorial integrity and security of States; 2. The States Members of the United Nations reaffirm that acts, methods and practices of terrorism are contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations; they declare that knowingly financing, planning and inciting terrorist acts are also contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations;“ In the abovementioned resolution, it was further mentioned that “criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons or particular persons for political purposes are in any circumstance unjustifiable, whatever the considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or other nature that may be invoked to justify them.” The Security Council (UNSC), in Resolution 1566 on October 8, 2004, mentioned terrorist actions while calling upon states to take action on the elimination of such actions: “criminal acts, including against civilians, committed with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury, or taking of hostages, with the purpose to provoke a state of terror in the general public or in a group of persons or particular persons, intimidate a population or compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act, which constitute offences within the scope of and as defined in the international conventions and protocols relating to terrorism, are under no circumstances justifiable by considerations of a political,
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