INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND THE LEGAL REGULATION OF CONFLICT

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The failure of states to capably conclude a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism lies primarily in a lack of consensus . U .N member states have attempted to engage in a dialogue about this matter for the better part of the past two decades . However , despite the general agreement over the importance of drafting international provisions related to combating terrorism , there is a lack of consensus on important matters such as the legal definition of terrorism , and the extent

to which it can be distinguished from political movements such as anti-colonialism and national liberation (Center for Nonproliferation Studies , 2009 ) India presented the initial draft of the convention in 1996 , and that document has been subjected to endless debate and discussion since then , but as indicated above , it is the definition of terrorism that produced little agreement . For example , nations that had experienced U .S . intervention such as Cuba , Iraq and Iran , expressed the view that State-sponsored terrorism should be included in the scope of the definition , while others contended that such a definition should not abridge the rights of people to struggle against foreign occupation colonialism or aggression (ReformtheUN .org , 2008 ) The implication of this failure is that there continues to be a lack of accord between U .N members on anti-terrorism policy . The draft convention intends to not only address enforcement actions against terrorism , but define States obligation to refrain from assisting or instigating such activities in other States...