60th United Nations General Assembly Legal Committee failed again on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 to progress on The Comprehensive Counter-Terrorism Convention and Definition of Terrorism that would be binding on all countries.
60th United Nations General Assembly Legal Committee did issue condemnation of terrorism.
60th United Nations General Assembly Legal Committee failed due to the differences between Western Countries and Organization of the Islamic Conference. Organization of the Islamic Conference insist on language that would exempt armed resistance groups involved in "struggles against colonial domination and foreign occupation." Organization of the Islamic Conference also insist on The Comprehensive Counter-Terrorism Convention and Definition of Terrorism cover activities of regular armed forces. Activities of regular armed forces are covered by humanitarian conventions and law of war conventions, thus fall outside terrorism conventions.
Even so, absence of terrorism definition hinders efforts to coordinate an international response to terrorism. Without a common definition countries remain free to interpret their own obligations and define for themselves which groups are terrorists and which groups are freedom fighters.
Saudi Arabia uses this absence of terrorism definition to provide funds to Hamas.
Iran and Syria uses this absence of terrorism definition to provide funds and to provide support to Hezbollah.
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