INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: A READING FROM A CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

International terrorism has, in recent years, intensified its presence in different countries, such as the United States, France and Germany. In this context, constitutional guarantees, such as the right to life and physical integrity, may be contrasted with national security and the preservation of order and peace, as occurred in the case of the kidnapping and death of German businessman Hanns-Martin Schleyer in the 1970s. Thus, despite the ancient presence of terrorism, a tortuous concept that has not yet been unified in International Law, it is necessary to elucidate how constitutional guarantees are made effective in a scenario marked by an increase in the number of attacks. The divergence of interpretations and constitutional treatment of Terror in various highest bodies of the Judiciary in different countries highlights the difficulty in achieving effective international cooperation in the fight against terrorism.