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STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INJURIES TO ALIENS OCCASIONED BY TERRORIST ACTIVITIES

NCJ Number
41233
Journal
American University Law Review Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Dated: (WINTER 1977) Pages: 217-313
Author(s)
R B LILLICH; J M PAXMAN
Date Published
1977
Length
97 pages
Annotation
AN ARTICLE EXAMINING STATE RESPONSIBILITY NORMS TO SEE WHAT CONTEMPORARY SITUATIONS A STATE MAY BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN DAMAGES FOR ACTS OF TERRORISTS THAT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO IT.
Abstract
PART II COVERS A STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE TO PREVENT INJURIES TO ALIENS AND THEIR PROPERTY CAUSED BY TERRORISM. PART III TAKES UP THE QUESTION OF A STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE TO APPREHEND, PUNISH, OR EXTRADITE TERRORISTS. PART IV CONTAINS CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REFLECTING THE AUTHOR'S THESIS THAT HOLDING STATES RESPONSIBLE IN SUCH CASES FOR ACTS ATTRIBUTED TO THEM WOULD PRODUCE LONG-TERM AND POSSIBLE SHORT-TERM BENEFITS.(AUTHOR ABSTSRACT MODIFIED)...TWH