Abstract

This article reflects on and appraises the recent preventive approach to terrorism which is of a varied nature and which has to do more particularly with the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1373. The resolution is relatively new, yet it shows the way forward in tackling the menace of terrorism. It clearly points out areas where efforts should be geared towards if the fight against terrorism would be won. This article appraises these areas of the Resolution with a degree of clarity to show the light in the dark tunnel of terror network so that there will be no hidden place for both terror and terrorists and this is done with the aim of calling the attention of the member states of the United Nations to the possibility of using the law to successfully curb or curtail international terrorism. Whereas in warfare force is matched against force, in lawfare law is matched against crimes (including terrorism). This is what lawfare, which is relatively a new concept of law, is all about. The methodology employed in this work relates to books, case laws and internet materials.   Key words: United Nations Security Council Resolution, lawfare, terrorism, warfare

Highlights

  • The insurgence of a calculated and systematic campaign of terror mounted against governments and peoples of the world is gradually increasing to an alarming rate

  • Be defined as the use of the law as a weapon of war. This is the approach taken in this article and it is related to Resolution 1373 of the United Nations Security Council with regard to terrorism

  • This article reflects on and appraises the recent preventive approach to terrorism which is of a varied nature and which has to do more with the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1373

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Summary

Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution

The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373: An appraisal of lawfare in the fight against terrorism. The resolution is relatively new, yet it shows the way forward in tackling the menace of terrorism It clearly points out areas where efforts should be geared towards if the fight against terrorism would be won. This article appraises these areas of the Resolution with a degree of clarity to show the light in the dark tunnel of terror network so that there will be no hidden place for both terror and terrorists and this is done with the aim of calling the attention of the member states of the United Nations to the possibility of using the law to successfully curb or curtail international terrorism.

INTRODUCTION
Cutting off the financial tube sponsoring terrorism
Resort to strict consular restriction on grant of visa
Strengthening border security operations
Law enforcement and information sharing
Control of arms transfer
CONCLUSION

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