The Definition of Terrorism CM 7052 - Official Documents

Country
Canada
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
General description
Similar definition to the UK.
The legislative matrix is
complex.
Extremely broad
Narrow and focused,
separate definitions of
International and Anti-State
terrorism
No separate national
definition
Narrow definition of crimes
of terror
Broad; recent addition of a
definition to the Criminal
Code
Very broad, substantially
unchanged since murder of
President Sadat
Narrowly defined
Similar to UK in effect
Comments
Defined by specific reference
to UN Conventions and
Protocols.Acts intended to
intimidate the public or
compel a person, a
government or a domestic or
international organization to
do or refrain from doing any
act, inside or outside Canada;
refers to serious injury or
risk to health and safety, and
substantial property
damage.
Includes aspects of freedom
of speech and association
Broad definition of actions,
qualified to narrow result of
“causing a feeling of
personal insecurity to
citizens”.
Criminal Code refers as
crimes to many acts defined
in other statutes as terrorism
(e.g. use of armed force
against the government)
Focused on the
constitutional order of the
Republic
Focus on offences to disturb
the established order and
intimidate the population
Criticized by UN Human
Rights Committee
Closely tied to international
obligations
France
Broad
Code refers to disturbance to
public order by means of
intimidation or terror.Would
certainly characterise a
serious idiosyncratic criminal
(e.g.Thomas Hamilton) as a
terrorist
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