International legal framework for countering terrorist activities

Chuvakhin P. I.

The article is devoted to the study of the legal basis of international cooperation of states in the prevention of terrorist acts and the need to improve legal norms and the coordination of this issue by international organizations. In modern realities, when such a phenomenon as terrorism has become the main threat to human security, states become vulnerable and incapable of protecting their citizens without competent international cooperation and a well-constructed action plan. The vigorous activity of terrorist groups and the high level of their equipment entails great human casualties, destruction of spiritual and cultural values, as well as an increase in tension among social groups of the population, and, as a consequence, an increase in intrastate clashes between various strata of society. At present, terrorism, which is international in nature and terrifying in its scale and level of brutality, is a challenge to all international principles and values. To preserve and maintain peace and order, states and international organizations make colossal efforts to prevent terrorist acts, but, based on practice, they are not always justified.

Keywords:terrorism, principle aut dedere aut judicare, principle of nationality, principle of jurisdiction by the nature of the crime, international terrorist act.