Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Editor: M. Cherif Bassiouni -- Contributing authors / Editor: M. Cherif Bassiouni -- Preface / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- A Policy-Oriented Inquiry into the Different Forms and Manifestations of ‘International Terrorism’ / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- 1. The U.S. Legislative Approach / Robert A. Friedlander -- 2. Federal Anti-Terrorist Legislation / B.J. George Jr. -- 3. Special U.S. Civil Jurisdiction / Kenneth C. Randall -- 4. The Legislative Approach to the Political Offense Exception / William M. Hannay -- 5. Jurisdictional Issues and Conflicts of Jurisdiction / Christopher L. Blakesley -- 6. The Political Offense Exception / Christopher H. Pyle -- 7. Abolishing the Political Offence Exception / Valerie Epps -- 8. Judicial Assistance under U.S. Bilateral Treaties / Bruce Zagaris and David Simonetti -- 9. The INS Response to Terrorist Threats / William B.T. Mock Jr. -- 10. Data Bank Control / Ellen A. Yearwood -- 11. The Evolution of U.S. Counter-Terrorist Policy / Louis Fields -- 12. Assessing Counter-Terrorism Policy / William R. Farrell -- 13. Public Report of the Vice President’s Task Force on Combatting Terrorism (February 1986) (Excerpts) / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- 14. The Achille Lauro Case: A Case Study in Crisis Law, Policy and Management / Gerald P. McGinley -- 15. Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Italy / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- 16. INTERPOL’s Role in International Law Enforcement / Mary Jo Grotenroth -- 17. INTERPOL’s Resolutions on Terrorism / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- 18. The European Response to International Terrorism / Ekkehart Müller-Rappard -- 19. European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- 20. Council of Europe Recommendation No. R (82) 1 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States Concerning International Co-operation in the Prosecution and Punishment of Acts of Terrorism ( Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 15 January 1982 at the 342nd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies ) / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- 21. The Need for an International Convention / John Norton Moore -- 22. 1972 United States Draft Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Certain Acts of International Terrorism / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- 23. General Assembly Resolution 61/40, 9 December 1985 / M. Cherif Bassiouni.

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