...Affairs." OAS/Official Records/Ser. G. - CP/Doc. 19/70 Rev. 1, 15 May, 1970. Article 1 defined acts of terrorism as "criminal acts directed against a State...persons, or a group of persons or the general public." Article 2 specified that all signatories would designate such acts committed in their territories and...

...in respect of their functions or office ; (i) international aots of terrorism, being criminal acts and intended or calculated to create a state of terror...persons, or a group of persons or the general public ; (j) international traffic in drugs that is made illicit by international law; (k) international population...

...circumscribed definition of terrorism: In the present Convention, the expression "act of terrorism" means criminal acts directed against a State and intended...persons, or a group of persons, or the general public. Clearly, this definition was inspired by the postulates of the international law of its time. It was...

...parallels prior international efforts. Article 1(2) of the 1937 Convention, supra note 19, aimed at k Similarly, the unsuccessful 1972 Draft Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Certain Acts...

...this nature and to collaborate to this end." The Convention describes terrorist acts as "criminal acts against a State and intended or calculated to create...persons, or a group of persons or the general public." Such acts were to be extraditable, even though they might normally be considered as falling within...

...Convention defined terrorism broadly to include "criminal acts directed against a state and intended to or calculated to create a state of terror in the minds...particular persons, or a group of persons, or the general public."9 The Convention received only one ratification and one accession and never came into force....

...of hostages.22 In the Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of Terrorism (Geneva, 16 November 1937), 23 signatories defined terrorism as "criminal...state of terror in the minds of particular persons, or groups of persons, or the general public".23 On the same date, in conjunction with this treaty, the...

...1(2) defines "acts of terrorism" as "criminal acts directed against a State . . .". Such acts must be "intended or calculated to create a state of terror...persons, or a group of persons or the general public". Article 2 specifies the acts which will constitute criminal offenses. Such specification was to ensure...

...former defines 'terrorism' in Article 1(2) as: "criminal acts directed against a State and intended to or calculated to create a state of terror in the minds...persons, or a group of persons or the general public". Since that time, several United Nations conventions have been adopted relative to very specific situations,...

...and perhaps unique, in containing a useful definition. It was as follows: " 'acts of terrorism' means criminal acts directed against a state and intended...persons, or a group of persons or the general public:" article 1.2. an angry crowd, seem out of date. The weapons have become more destructive, and less discriminating;...