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Terrorism as a phenomenon of the modern society threatens to jeopardize the
most important achievements of the modern society. The international
community devotes much attention to the fight against terrorism and a number
of legal instruments and standards that illustrate the basic message have
been formulated in international documents - and the message is that it is
possible to fight against terrorism effectively only if principal standards
of internationally protected human rights are fulfilled. The fight against
terrorism must never lead to the abolition of values and freedoms that are
imperiled by terrorist acts. Even if the need to impose certain restrictions
for protection of legitimate interests arouses they must be controlled, while
they should protect basic human rights and freedoms. Regulating formal
conditions for human rights limitation is the way to control the fight
against terrorism and prevent the unlimited space for violation of the
established and guaranteed freedom standards. The paper refers to the
provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which
provide some limitations to the guaranteed human rights as well as the
limitation to their usage also exploring to what extent these restrictions
are applied in the fight against terrorism.

The fight against terrorism is constantly in the news, and NATO has committed to the mission of counterterrorism as a central role of the alliance. This is a mission which requires the maximum cooperation of all NATO members and partners, and the sharing of knowledge and expertise is crucial to its success. This book presents the proceedings of the NATO Centre of Excellence - Defence against Terrorism (COE-DAT) Advanced Training Course 'Capacity Building in the Fight against Terrorism', held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in June 2012. The presentations were delivered by 11 expert practitioners and ac

THIS ESSAY BRIEFLY EXAMINES THE KINDS OF TERRORISM THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN FRANCE IN THE PAST 20 YEARS AND THE RECENT DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MEASURES TAKEN TO COMBAT THEM. DOMESTICALLY, COUNTERMEASURES INCLUDE LEGISLATIVE AND PROCEDURAL CHANGES AND REORGANIZATION OF POLICE STRUCTURES AND OPERATIONS. ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, INCREASED CO-OPERATION HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE AREAS OF LEGAL CONVENTIONS, DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES AND POLICING.