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International terrorism and human rights
Dutkevičová, Lenka ; Šturma, Pavel (advisor) ; Bílková, Veronika (referee)
145 International Terrorism and Human Rights Terrorism has posed a threat to humans, and their lives and rights for centuries; however, it started gaining attention in the 19th century, as it became quite a widespread means of reaching political goals first of anarchists and later other groups. Every generation has claimed 'their terrorism' to be a completely new sort of terrorism never seen before, but all this has been more about perception rather than real change of the situation. One such new era allegedly started with the terrorist attacks on the WTA and the Pentagon in the USA on 11 September 2001. It is arguable whether that terrorism is a new one, but the response was definitely harsher than before, because this time reaction to one event engulfed the whole world. The attack was certainly bigger than usual, that much must be admitted, and it targeted symbols of a nation that had been endangered on its soil in such a way just once before, a superpower whose vulnerability was suddenly revealed. The people all around the world got scared and politicians reached to strong means of fighting the threat and protecting their people, sometimes restoring to controversial or blatantly unlawful ways, occasionally clearly exploiting the situation. International law - general, humanitarian, criminal and mainly...
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International terrorism and human rights
Dutkevičová, Lenka ; Šturma, Pavel (advisor) ; Bílková, Veronika (referee)
145 International Terrorism and Human Rights Terrorism has posed a threat to humans, and their lives and rights for centuries; however, it started gaining attention in the 19th century, as it became quite a widespread means of reaching political goals first of anarchists and later other groups. Every generation has claimed 'their terrorism' to be a completely new sort of terrorism never seen before, but all this has been more about perception rather than real change of the situation. One such new era allegedly started with the terrorist attacks on the WTA and the Pentagon in the USA on 11 September 2001. It is arguable whether that terrorism is a new one, but the response was definitely harsher than before, because this time reaction to one event engulfed the whole world. The attack was certainly bigger than usual, that much must be admitted, and it targeted symbols of a nation that had been endangered on its soil in such a way just once before, a superpower whose vulnerability was suddenly revealed. The people all around the world got scared and politicians reached to strong means of fighting the threat and protecting their people, sometimes restoring to controversial or blatantly unlawful ways, occasionally clearly exploiting the situation. International law - general, humanitarian, criminal and mainly...
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