Terrorism Analysis and Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project: The Missing Element

ABSTRACT

The decision in the case of Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project raised important issues about civil liberties in the United States (2010), including freedom of speech and freedom of association, in relation to U.S. foreign policy actions. While the decision has the potential to infringe on certain liberties, the decision itself was based on very limited information on the nature of terrorism, the foreign terrorist organizations involved, and the processes by which terrorist groups can be induced to peacefully re-enter domestic political systems. There are also concerns about what can be the arbitrary designation of groups as foreign terrorist organizations. These issues raise serious questions about the role of the Supreme Court in the overall political system and judgments in cases involving terrorism and foreign policy.     

“What a Relief”: When the Press Prefers Celebration to Scandal

Performing the citizen's role in an enlightened manner requires information and interpretation that are not dependent on government sources. Therefore, the major role assigned to the press by democratic theory is to provide such alternative views of reality. This task becomes particularly difficult in what is defined as a security crisis, where journalists must decide on giving voice to the establishment in the national interest; satisfying the public, which may prefer not to know; or providing oppositional readings. Analysis of television and press coverage of a failed terrorist attack on an Israeli beach shows how evidence of chaos and sheer luck can be discerned in a narrative of ostensible planning and purposiveness. Five framing mechanisms are deconstructed: prioritizing the army's version of the event; moving the spotlight from the tactical to the strategic; ignoring the critical potential of naive witnesses, who authenticate hegemonic framing; resorting to the myth of existential danger to Israel; and turning a miracle for the army into a miracle for the lews.     

恐怖犯罪案件法律适用的几个问题

《刑法修正案（三）》对我国现行刑法典有关恐怖犯罪的规定进行了修改和补充,主要体现在：取消了三个罪名、扩充了两个罪名、增加了三个新罪名。该修正案的颁布也引起了以危险方法危害公共安全罪内涵及外延的变化,新旧罪名、罪刑关系的变化,同时,修正案本身也存在某些缺陷和疏漏,这些问题需要在法律适用中引起注意。     

析从“上海5·9公交车起火案看公交车危爆物品安全防范”

现今公交车起火爆炸案件不断出现，可看出该类案件的特点是：对象为不特定的乘客，携带易燃易爆物品上车，报复社会和后果严重。该类案件产生的原因是：个人不健全的人格素质、社会不良诱因的刺激、公交车安全防范成本高昂及危爆物品的物理特性和对起火爆炸犯罪的影响。措施：安装智能危爆物品安全检查系统，加大违法违规行为的处罚力度，协同其他部门搞好缉枪缉爆工作，加强社会公众的安全教育等。     

我国反恐怖爆炸防控机制的建构

当前我国诱发恐怖爆炸的国际国内因素广泛存在,袭击目标向涉及国计民生的重点要害单位及重要交通枢纽转移,已经严重威胁我国的安全和稳定。我国应建立反恐怖爆炸的紧急处置机制,加强爆炸物的监管,建立健全反恐怖爆炸的情报信息研判机制,加强内部基础防范建设,构建全方位的反恐防控体系。     

特大爆炸案的冲击能量与构建社会缓冲体系

特大爆炸案会释放出很大的能量,除了对炸点周围的环境形成强大的冲击波,还会对社会环境形成强大的冲击,给该地区政局、经济和人们心理带来沉重的打击。构建强力社会缓冲体系,应建立统一指挥体制下的快速反应机制,法制下的新闻管控制度,帮助弱势群体的社会保障机制,并迅速采取稳定民心、稳定社会秩序的基本措施,以及定期开展各类模拟实战演练活动,以抵御和延缓爆炸冲击能量的释放。     

媒体因素在恐怖事件中的地位和作用

恐怖组织内在地需要媒体,需要宣传,在恐怖事件中,媒体是一把双刃剑,如果极尽渲染追逐,则为祸苍生;如果明辨是非,理性引导,则造福社会,要从维护社会稳定,提升执政能力视角认识媒体的重要作用。     

谈恐怖组织犯罪的经济来源问题

恐怖组织发动恐怖袭击需要大量的资金支持,其筹措资金的渠道一是靠在公开的经济领域内投资;二是通过走私、贩毒、倒卖军火、洗钱等非法的经济活动;三是依靠外来的资助。研究恐怖组织犯罪的经济来源问题,对切断恐怖组织的财路,打击恐怖犯罪,具有重要的现实意义。     

应急处置铁路爆炸事件的快速反应机制 ——异地先行控制

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论公共场所爆炸现场的快速处置与勘验

火车站等公共场所发生爆炸后,警方要采取应急警务对犯罪嫌疑人、受伤亡人员、现场秩序、痕迹物证保全与记录等开展快速处置与勘验。爆炸现场快速处置与勘验就是现场整体清理与转移,虽然现场的原始位置变化了,但是载体及其位置关系还在,特别是整体搬迁的残留物、抛出物等相互关系也要记录好。现场编号是勘查人员对现场的场所区域、痕迹物证分布、尸体位置等所做的标记,这种外在的符号添加和记录留存应该与现场客观记录的需要相匹配。