Terrorism, Tort Law and Insurance
Subtitle: A Comparative Survey (Tort and Insurance Law)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 16, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9783211018675
Subjects: Insurance; Insurance law; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Torts / delicts; Political Science; Legal status, laws, etc; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Wrongful death; Politics/International Relations; Victims of terrorism; Civil Law; Economics - General; Torts; Business & Economics : Economics - General; Law / Civil Law; Law / Torts; Law : Civil Law; compensation; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Personal injuries
First sentence: We are aware that there is a legal discussion about the term "terrorism" and, for the purpose of this project, we would like to adopt Alex P. Schmid's "Academic Consensus Definition", which is also proposed by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime as a basis for the analysis*: "Terrorism is an anxiety-inspiring method of repeated violent action, employed by (semi-) clandestine individual, group or state actors, for idiosyncratic, criminal or political reasons, whereby - in contrast to assassination - the direct targets of violence are not the main targets.