The Definition Of Terrorism In The View Of Comprehensive Anti - Terrorism Convention

Terrorism has always been a big problem perplexing the internationalcommunity,which threaten the international peace and security seriously. A consencuson how to define terrorism is good to the international cooperation in combatingterrorism and preventing the harm to human rights during anti-terrorism.Legalweapon plays an important role in combating terrorism. The international communityhas always foused on elabrating The Comprehensive Convention againstTerrorism,but facing serious difference in the defining of terrorism.In the course ofelabrating The Comprehensive Convention against Terrorism of the United Nations,the consensuses of international community to the definion of terrorism are the politalcharacter,violent character and innnocence of the object,the differences are whetnerthe the definion of terrorism can apply to the National Liberation Movemonts andstate.The rationality of means cannot be legally justyfied by the just purpose, NationalLiberation Movemonts must also observe the principles of international law; StateTerrorism exsits in deed in international community,the differences on State Terrorismresult from country’s political consideration in the course of elabrating TheComprehensive Convention against Terrorism,as well as the controversy to the state’scriminal responsibility, the definion of terrorism should apply to state. China is also acountry threatened by terrorism seriously. The defining of terrorism has importantpractical significance to China,China encountered“double standard”of westerncountries during its combating ETIM(East Turkistan Islamic Movement),which ismain stumbling block to China’s international cooperation of combating terrorism,auniversal definion of terrorism can reduce “double standard”.In a word,terrorism is amalignant tumor of international community,combating terrorism is in consistencewith common interests of international communty.Defining terrorism should be at aneutral stance,from the perspective of bioethics,less consideration of politicalinterests,more consideration of law and arrive at more consensus.