PHINMA Cagayan de Oro College

Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City

Graduate School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Master of Science in Criminology

REACTION PAPER
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INTERNATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Submitted to:

PLTCOL. LEMUEL GONDA, MSCRIM

Submitted by:

Kimberly Mae Mirantes

August 2021
 INTERNATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGAL FRAMEWORK

The different types of binding and non-binding legal sources that support the

counter-terrorism strategy, the counter terrorism instruments, and Security Council

resolutions, altogether form the core of the UN's institutional response against

terrorism.

Under the binding legal sources, we have the international treaties and

customary international law. While in non-binding legal sources, we have the

General Assembly and Security Council resolutions, jurisprudence, United Nations

special mandates and procedures, and instruments like codes of practice and

guidelines. The Security Council is largely concerned with the effectiveness of

terrorism related measures, in performance its key role of seeking to maintain

international peace and security; whereas a principal focus for the General Assembly

is to ensure that such measures are just and consistent with the Organization's

purposes and principles as stated in Articles 1 and 2 of the Charter. Nonetheless,

both General Assembly and Security Council play a significant law-making function,

both in terms of the development of legal principles which may subsequently acquire

customary international law status and or be incorporated as part of a codifying

process within binding international treaty texts. 

Altogether, these legal frameworks aim to combat terrorism by improving

awareness of the threat, developing capabilities to prepare and respond, and

enhancing engagement with partner countries and other international actors.