Eoin Campbell

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Eoin Campbell has just finished his final year at the University of Birmingham, where he studied International Law and Globalisation. He captained the Birmingham Law School to the semi finals of the Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition this year. His interests revolve around counter-terrorism and international criminal law, as well as public international law concerning the use of force.

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Nov 22, 2022 ∙ 13 min

Should Terrorism be Regarded as an International Crime? An Examination of the Theoretical Benefits and the Practical Reality

Introduction An international crime is ‘an act universally recognised as criminal, which is considered a grave matter of international concern and for some valid reason cannot be left within the exclusive jurisdiction of the State that would have control over it under ordinary circumstances’.[1] This essay will firstly examine whether proposed definitions of terrorism as a crime under customary international law should be accepted, and then discuss whether terrorism should fall within the...