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Trump-Era Terrorism Designated Sanctions Violate International Human Rights Norms Protecting Life, Health, And Security, Shannon Jackenthal
Trump-Era Terrorism Designated Sanctions Violate International Human Rights Norms Protecting Life, Health, And Security, Shannon Jackenthal
Human Rights Brief
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Equal Prosecution For All: Violent Extremism At The Intersection Of Hate Crime And Terrorism, Gabrielle Leeman
Equal Prosecution For All: Violent Extremism At The Intersection Of Hate Crime And Terrorism, Gabrielle Leeman
American University National Security Law Brief
After a white supremacist used his vehicle as a weapon to purposefully attack anti-racism protestors in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, federal officials called the incident domestic terrorism. The incident, in fact, met the definition of domestic terrorism. But the perpetrator was not prosecuted under any of the available terrorism statutes. The defendant was instead charged with, and later pled guilty to, committing hate crimes. It is imperative that we recognize all forms of terrorism as terrorism and use the legal system fairly to prosecute all terrorist attacks as terrorism. But the current terrorism statutory framework hinders the ability to prosecute …