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Anti-terrorism legislation designs all types of Law s passed in the purported aim of fighting Terrorism . They usually, if not always, follow specific Bombing s or Assassination s. Anti-terrorism legislation usually includes specific amendments allowing the state to bypass its own legislation when fighting terrorism-related Crime s, under the grounds of necessity. For example, the various UK terrorist acts during the Northern Ireland Conflict have severely restricted the rights of the defense and of those accused of terrorist acts. Because of this suspension of regular procedure, such legislation is sometimes criticized as a form of '' Lois Scélérates '' which may unjustly repress all kinds of popular protests. Critics often allege that anti-terrorism legislation endangers Democracy by creating a State Of Exception that allows Authoritarian style of government. Governments often state that they are necessary temporary measures that will be dispelled when the danger finally vanish. However, most anti-terrorist legislation remains in activity even after the initial target of it has been eliminated. Measures which may be included by anti-terrorism legislation include Preventive Detention (that is, detention without trial), " Control Orders " in the UK and Australia, Warrantless Searches In The United States , etc. THE ''LOIS SCéLéRATES'': ANTI-TERRORISM IN THE 19TH CENTURY At the end of the 19th century, Russia, Europe and the United States were confronted to a new radical movement which engaged in violent and illegal acts. This movement was first created in Tsarist Russia , where young intellectuals, staunchly Positivist Atheist s, began to engage in a violent struggle against the Czar. Finding their influence in Nikolai Chernyshevsky 's '' What Is To Be Done? '', they began to advocate assassinations and bombings. One of the first group, '' Zemlya Y Volya '' (Land and Liberty), formed of upper-class professional revolutionaries, started Armed Struggle against the Czar's regime. Sergey Nechayev (1847-1882) would become one of the most famous figures of what quickly became known as a " Nihilist " movement, whose fate was described by Albert Camus in '' The Just Assassins '' (1949) — Camus would later write a thoroughly thought-out essay on Existentialism rebellion and the use of violence in history in '' The Rebel '' (1951), which denounced both Quietism and terrorism. Russian nihilists eventually succeeded in assassinating Alexander III in 1881. The "nihilist movement" then quickly spread to all of Europe, in particular via one of the founder of , who wrote that year in '' Le Révolté '' that "it is an illusion to believe that a few kilos of Dynamite will be enough to win against the coalition of exploiters". Kropotkin's pragmatism eventually proved to be more realist than the most radical anarchist's idealism. Soon, all the Labour Movement was confronted to strong repression from the state, which did not manage to convince the people to start an Insurrection ary and General Strike , as had been expected by the theorists of propaganda of the deed. Furthermore, as depicted in Joseph Conrad 's novel, Agent Provocateur s also infiltrated the movement, permitting many arrests in the social movement. In France, after Auguste Vaillant 's attempt, the " Opportunist Republicans " voted in 1893 the first anti-terrorist laws, which were quickly denounced as '' Lois Scélérates ''. These laws severely restricted Freedom Of Expression . The first one condemned apology of any felony or crime as a felony itself, permitting wide-spread Censorship of the press. The second one allowed to condemn any person directly or indirectly involved in a ''propaganda of the deed'' act, even if no killing was effectively carried on. The last one condemned any person or newspaper using anarchist Propaganda (and, by extension, socialist libertarians present or former members of the International Workingmen's Association (IWA): "1. Either by provocation or by apology... who has encouraged one or several persons in committing either a stealing, or the crimes of murder, looting or arson...; 2. Or has addressed a provocation to military from the Army or the Navy, in the aim of diverting them from their military duties and the obedience due to their chiefs... will be deferred before courts and punished by a prison sentence of three months to two years. ''"1. Soit par provocation, soit par apologie incité une ou plusieurs personnes à commettre soit un vol, soit les crimes de meurtre, de pillage, d’incendie [... ; 2. Ou adressé une provocation à des militaires des armées de terre et de mer, dans le but de les détourner de leurs devoirs militaires et de l’obéissance qu’ils doivent à leurs chefs [...] serait déféré aux tribunaux de police correctionnelle et puni d’un emprisonnement de trois mois à deux ans."'' Thus, Free Speech and encouraging propaganda of the deed or Antimilitarism was severely restricted. Some people were condemned to prison for rejoicing themselves of the 1894 assassination of French president Sadi Carnot by the Italian anarchist Caserio . The term of ''lois scélérates'' has since entered popular language to design any harsh or injust laws, in particular anti-terrorism legislation which often broadly represses the whole of the social movements. The United Kingdom quickly became the last haven for political refugees, in particular anarchists, who were all conflated with the few who had engaged in bombings. Already, the First International had been founded in London in 1871, where Karl Marx had taken refuge. But in the 1890s, the Kingdom became a nest for anarchist colonies expelled from the continent, in particular between 1892 and 1895, which marked the height of the repression. Louise Michel , aka "the Red Virgin," Emile Pouget or Charles Matato were the most famous of the many, anonymous anarchists, Desertors or simple criminals who had fled France and other European countries. A lot of them returned to France after President Felix Faure 's Amnesty in February 1895. A few hundreds persons related to the anarchist movement would however remain in the UK between 1880 and 1914. The right of asylum was a British tradition since the Reformation in the 16th century. However, it would progressively erode itself, and the French immigrants met with hostility. Several hate campaigns would be issued in the British press in the 1890s against these French exilees, relayed by riots and a "restrictionist" party which advocated the end of liberality concerning freedom of movement, and hostility towards French and international activists Project of a doctoral thesis , continuing work on "French Anarchists in England, 1880-1905", including a large French & English bibliography, with archives and contemporary newspapers. Could the Kingdom continue to provide haven for activists which did not confine themselves to opposition in one single country, but which travel from country to country, theorizing in International Revolution ? Thus, strong debates began to shake the island, which finally decided to restrict Freedom Of Movement . Thus were created one of the first Immigration control laws. In a wholly different context, the same kind of debate would be lifted at the end of the 19th century, with the resurgence of international terrorism, this time under the guise of Islamic Terrorism . INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS RELATED TO TERRORISM AND COUNTER-TERRORISM CASES Terrorism has been on the international agenda since 1934, when the League Of Nations , predecessor of the United Nations founded during the June 1945 San Francisco Conference , took the first major step towards discussing a draft convention for the prevention and punishment of terrorism. Although the Convention was eventually adopted in 1937, it never came into force. There are today thirteen international conventions in force, opened to ratification. They were developed under the auspices of the United Nations and its specialized agencies and the ''
Council of Europe
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North and South America
Africa
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League of Arab States
Organization of the Islamic Conference
ANTI-TERRORIST LEGISLATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION European Union
European Court of Human Rights cases related to anti-terrorist legislation
Belgium France France has passed a variety of anti-terrorist laws, the first of which being the 19th century '' Lois Scélérates '' Restricting Freedom Of Expression . Today, magistrates in the Justice Minister anti-terrorism unit have authority to detain people suspected of "conspiracy in relation to terrorism" while evidence is gathered against them. Dana Priest , '' Washington Post '', July 3, 2005. " Help From France Key In Covert Operations Italy Italy has passed various anti-terrorist laws during the " Years Of Lead " (''anni di piombo'') in the 1970s. The Reale Act was adopted on '', March 1998 Preventive detention was fixed before 1970 to two years, for a possible sentence going between 20 years to perpetuity, while it was limited to one year for charges of crimes leading to a sentence of less than 20 years. It passed to four years after 1970. A decree-law of April 11 , 1974 authorized a four years detention until the first judgment, six years until the appeal, and eight years until the definitive judgment. In case of indictment for "acts of terrorism," the preventive detention was extended to twelve years. The them and of informing the authorities about their accomplices could be liberated. Law n°191 of May 21, 1978, called " Moro Law ", and law n°15 of February 6, 1980 were ratifications by the Assembly of Decree s of emergency enacted by the executive power, respectively on March 28, 1978 and on December 15, 1979 Giorgio Agamben , EUROPE DES LIBERTÉS OU EUROPE DES POLICES ?, on Parole donnée United Kingdom
See also Walter Wolfgang . ANTI-TERRORISM LEGISLATION IN COMMON LAW COUNTRIES (OTHER THAN THE UK) Australia The Civil Rights Network opposes such legislation. Elizabeth Evatt , a federal judge, has criticized John Howard 's 2005 anti-terrorism bill, in particular particularly provisions relating to control orders and preventive detention, saying that "These laws are striking at the most fundamental freedoms in our democracy in a most draconian way."1 Canada India
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Ohio ANTI-TERRORISM LEGISLATION IN CIVIL LAW COUNTRIES El Salvador '', October 2006 Peru Peru adopted anti-terrorist laws in 1992, under . Lori Berenson , a US citizen serving a 20 years prison term in Peru, has been condemned in virtue of these laws, on charges of collaboration with the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement . Philippines The Human Security Act Of 2007 is a Philippine law that took effect in 2007. It is aimed at tackling militants in the southern Philippines, including the Abu Sayyaf group, which has links to Al Qaeda and has been blamed for bombings and kidnappings in the region.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6374875.stm The law criminalizes terrorism and allows authorities to arrest terror suspects without warrants and temporarily detain them or up to three days without charges.http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/topofthehour.aspx?StoryId=69132 Under the law, detained terrorists are entitled to see a lawyer, a priest, a doctor, or family members. REFERENCES SEE ALSO
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