Terrorism in UK Law
-
R v F (Terrorism)
“
What is striking about the language of s1, read as a whole, is its breadth. Finally, the legislation does not exempt, nor make an exception, nor create a defence for, nor exculpate what some would describe as terrorism in a just cause. Terrorism is terrorism, whatever the motives of the perpetrators.
-
Secretary of State for the Home Department v DD (Afghanistan)
“
KJ appears to be authority for the proposition that military action directed against the armed forces of the government does not as such constitute terrorism or acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. SIAC in SS stated that these observations were made per incuriam.
-
KJ (Sri Lanka) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
“
However, the LTTE, during the period when KJ was a member, was not such an organisation. It pursued its political ends in part by acts of terrorism and in part by military action directed against the armed forces of the government of Sri Lanka. The application of Article 1F(c) is less straightforward in such a case.
-
R v K
“
The natural meaning of that section requires that a document or record that infringes it must contain information of such a nature as to raise a reasonable suspicion that it is intended to be used to assist in the preparation or commission of an act of terrorism. Thus the section places on the person possessing it the obligation to provide a reasonable excuse.
-
R v Gul
“
The effect of section 1(1) of the 2000 Act is to identify terrorism as consisting of three components. The second component is that the use or threat must be "designed to influence the government [of the UK or any other country] or an [IGO] or to intimidate the public" – section 1(1)(b) and (4).
-
R (Gillan) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and Another; R (Quinton) v Same
“
Eighthly, a renewed authorisation is subject to the same confirmation procedure. Ninthly, the powers conferred on a constable by an authorisation under sections 44( 1) or (2) may only be exercised to search for articles of a kind which could be used in connection with terrorism. Lastly, it is clear that any misuse of the power to authorise or confirm or search will expose the authorising officer, the Secretary of State or the constable, as the case may be, to corrective legal action.
-
Usman Khan and Others v The Queen
“
A number of principles, however, can properly be emphasised. First, as with any criminal offence, s. 143 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 directs the sentence to consider culpability and harm: in most cases of terrorist offences, the former will be extremely high. Second, the purpose of sentence for the most serious terrorist offences is to punish, deter and incapacitate.
-
Terrorism or not terrorism? Whose money are we looking for?
Purpose: – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the counter-terrorism financing regime provides a solid platform for a better understanding of who should be considered terrorists or what...
-
Beating terrorism.
..."How Boko Haram can be defeated" (NA, January 2015) is a richly informed article but problematic in its recommendations on tackling Boko Haram. A combined multinational effort and all possible co-operation between affected states is vital in defeatin......
- Parliamentary Review of Terrorism Measures
-
Terrorism, militarism, and stock returns
Purpose: – This study aims to examine the effect on stock returns of 28 terrorist and military events occurring between 1963 and 2012. The authors divide the sample and examine these attacks on the...
- Terrorism Insurance
-
Terrorism and Terrorist Financing
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, part of HM Treasury, renewed the final designations of “Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine – General Command” and “Popular Front Fo...
-
Alert: Insurance Contracts and Terrorism – the Effect of the UK Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015
The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 ("CTSA 2015") received the Royal Assent on 12 February 2015, having started in the House of Commons on 26 November 2014.
-
The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
On 14 March 2019, The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 were made and published on legislation.gov.uk. Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, this statutory...