... or emanating from isolated groups). Obviously, it is not possible to respond in the same way to a group which, in spite of the acts of violence that it commits, has sympathy within public opinion and moreover has a recognized political wing, as to a range of highly active associations which have both ... procedures, extension of police powers, restriction of individual liberties, and the setting up of specialized courts to try the perpetrators of these acts of violence. These are the measures that we will focus on in this study. In view of the pressure that terrorists have shown that the...

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... one of Article 1 of the Convention. It applies to international and internal armed conflicts. The definition is also applicable in other situations where there exists a situation of a concerted act of violence aimed at "overthrowing a government or otherwise undermining the constitutional, legal, economic or financial order or the valuable natural resources of a State" Paragraph one of Article 1 of ... is part of the international humanitarian law, and more precisely, of the jus in bello (the right in war). It aims at protecting the human being even in the most extreme situations, but di...

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... ending it or keeping it under control". (1996, 562) It is known that systems producing extremes of wealth and poverty also happen to produce insurgencies or other expressions of political violence. Nevertheless, there is not much deviation from what seems a Western capitalist ideal in the expansion of markets and trade even when these create suffering among people in one part of ... with groups that are not served by their policies and approaches but influenced more by the widening gap between Haves and Have-Nots in developed societies in what can be extreme situations of inequality bet...

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... his wife Anna, to provide financial, educational and other assistance to police organizations, fire departments and other public safety groups throughout Pennsylvania to assist them in safeguarding their areas against violence and terrorist attacks. The charitable success continues with the Penguins, who work in conjunction with many charities as actively as the other two teams, helping the community with Score Against ... the realm of good sportsmanship into the realm of good citizenship. Similarly, after all these interests are satisfied, the young athlete will also notice (given that...

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