The Impact of Legal Definitions of Terrorism
This video explores the ways in which designation lists have unintentionally caused the stigmatization of a particular religious community and overly impacted the Muslim community. This video was produced in 2023 by Rita Jabri-Markwell and the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network for GIFCT’s Year 3 Legal Frameworks Working Group including participants from Muslim and non-Muslim backgrounds. This video does not represent the views or positions of GIFCT or individual working group participants.
References and Additional Resources
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ResourceGIFCT Global Definitions of Terrorism MapCompare which behavioral signals governments and international bodies use the most to legally define and proscribe terrorist and violent extremist individuals, activities, and groups.
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ResourceThe Interoperability of Terrorism DefinitionsGIFCT's Year 2 Legal Frameworks Working Group sought to facilitate an expansion of the understanding of the possible implications for companies of the current level of (in)coherence regarding TVEC across commercial, national, regional, and international definitions of terrorism.
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ReferenceUN General Assembly ReportReport of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
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ReferenceUN Security Council Designation List
The Consolidated List includes all individuals and entities subject to measures imposed by the Security Council.
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ReferenceU.N. Resolution 1267
U.N. Resolution regarding the situation in Afghanistan (1999)
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ReferenceU.N. Resolution 1566
A Security Council Resolution on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
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ReferenceCanadian Prosecution of Far-Right ExtremismAn article on how Canada views far-right violence and approaches prosecution.
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ReferenceAustralian Study on Attitudes Toward MuslimsA Deakin University study exploring how terrorism concerns moderate the relationship between anti-Muslim prejudice and knowledge of Islam.