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The Laws... |
Overview of EU Laws: Treaties, Conventions, Regulations, Directives, Decisions, Framework Decisions & Common Positions, January 2007 |
Guidelines on the Protection of Victims of Terrorism, 2 March 2003 |
Guidelines on Human Rights and the Fight against Terrorism, July 2002 |
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, 2000 |
Treaties & Conventions |
The Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community as in force from 1 February 2003 (Nice consolidated versions) |
Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism, 17 May 2005 |
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Protocol 14, 13 May 2004 |
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1998 |
European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism, 1977/78 |
Common Positions |
European Union Common Position on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, 21 December 2006 |
European Union Common Position on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, 21 December 2005 |
European Union Common Position on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, 29 November 2005 |
European Union Common Position on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, 6 June 2005 |
European Union Common Position of 17 June 2002 (2002/462/CFSP) updating Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism and repealing Common Position 2002/340/CFSP
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European Union Common Position of 2 May 2002 (2002/340/CFSP) updating Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism
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European Union Common Position on combating terrorism, 27 December 2001 (2001/930/CFSP) |
European Union Common Position on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, 27 December 2001, (2001/931/CFSP) |
Regulations |
Regulation on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism(EC) No 2580/2001, 27 December 2001 |
Directives |
EU Directive on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering, 4 December 2001 |
Council Framework Decision |
Council Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism, - (Act adopted pursuant to Title VI of the Treaty on European Union), 13 June 2002 |
Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, 19 September 2001 |
Council Decisions |
Council Decision(2006/1008/EC) of 21 December 2006 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measuresdirected against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
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Council Decision(2005/930/EC) of 21 December 2005 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2005/848/EC
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Council Decision of 17 June 2002(2002/460/EC) implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2002/334/EC
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Council Decision of 2 May 2002 (2002/334/EC) implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2001/927/EC
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Council Decision (2001/927/EC) of 27 December 2001 establishing the list provided for in Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
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The Courts... |
Institutions... |
European Court of Human Rights |
European Court of Justice |
European Court of First Instance |
Judgments... |
Judgment of the European Court Jose Maria Sison v Council of the European Union, 1 February 2007 |
Application for Removal from the EU “Terrorist List” filed by Jose Maria. Sison in the European Court of Justice (First Instance) in Luxembourg on February 6, 2003 |
Abridged version of an 80-page “Legal Opinion on the Status of National Liberation Movements and Their Use of Armed Force in International Law” included as part of the Appendix to the Application for Removal from the EU “Terrorist List” by Prof. Jose Maria Sison in the European Court of Justice (First Instance) in Luxembourg on February 6, 2003 |
Judgment of EU Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) - Organisation des Modjahedines du peuple d’Iran v Council of the European Union, 12 December 2006 |
Press Release - European Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) Annuls Decision of European Council Ordering the Freezing of the Funds of the Organisation Des Modjahdines Du Peeuple D'Iran in the Fight Against Terrorism , 12 December 2006 |
Terrorist Designation with Regard to European and International Law: The Case of the PMOI (People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran) - Joint Opinion by Professors Bill Bowring (Director of Human Rights and Social Justice Research Institute, London Metropolitan University) and Douwe Korff (London Metropolitan University, 10 November 2004 |
The Executive... |
EU to tell groups why they're on its terror black list, 20 April 2007 |
Counter-terrorism and Criminal Law in the EU - Amnesty International, 2005 |
Norway will no longer align itself with EU List of Banned Individuals & Organisations, 4 January 2006 |
New EU measure on terrorism to criminalise all refugees and asylum-seekers - State Watch Analysis, 2002 |
State Watch - Monitoring the State & Civil Liberties in the European Union |
Statewatch "Observatory": - new laws & practices affecting civil liberties and rights after 11 September 2001 and 11 March 2004 (Madrid) |
LTTE Proscription |
EU to keep LTTE in the black list, 24 April 2007 |
European Union Ban on LTTE, 31 May 2006 |