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International and National Priorities in Combating Terrorism in the Transportation Sector--Vladimir N. Lopatin
Pages 297-304

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From page 297...
... In an effort to inflict the most serious damage and intimidate the government and people, terrorists select the most vulnerable targets for their attacks. BACKGROUND To strengthen the fight against terrorism and improve its effectiveness, 7 years ago we Russian scientists concluded that it made sense to focus antiterrorist activities not only on critical areas particularly dangerous from the standpoint of the threat of terrorist attacks but also on especially critical facilities.
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From page 298...
... At that time we were asked to define a priority area in transport policy, namely, ensuring security and antiterrorism activities, and to create a similar focus on the transport sector as a priority area in antiterrorist activities. The CIS Transportation Coordinating Council agreed with this assessment in the Chisinau Declaration on Transportation Safety, as did the Council of Ministers of the European Conference of Transportation Ministers in its closing document and in the Bucharest Declaration on Combating Terrorism in Transport on June 6, 2002.
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From page 299...
... FOCUS AREAS FOR ANTITERROR ACTIVITIES Comparing the norms of international laws to which Russia is a party with norms of Russian legislation, it should be recognized that there is currently no antiterrorist strategy on transport that would be mandatory for state structures, including both the transport complex and law enforcement, and that would take into account the specifics of all types of transport, from aviation to subway systems. It would probably be wrong even to implement a counterterrorism policy at all without making it specifically applicable to elements of the transportation sector, given its very substantial special characteristics.
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From page 300...
... This initiative to unite the efforts of government, science, and business led to the establishment on May 20, 2002, of the High-Level Advisory Group on Countering Terrorism in the Transport Sector in the Russian Federation. This group includes designated representatives of State Duma committees, all transport and law enforcement agencies, transport companies, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the CIS Transportation Coordinating Council, and the International Road Transport Union (IRU)
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From page 301...
... A number of issues remain unresolved, including clear definition of objectives, functions, and structures; coordination and interaction of governmental and nongovernmental entities involved in countering terrorism in the transport sector; harmonization of regulations and the activities of state security structures; and implementation of measures to ensure the efficiency and optimal utilization of mobile transport units in counterterrorism activities. In particular, it is necessary to develop and establish in regulatory form mandatory procedures for cooperation among law enforcement agencies, national associations of road transporters, and transport organizations if they detect a suspicious operation, a list of which has been drawn up and approved by both the Russian Federation and the IRU.
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From page 302...
... With regard to striking a balance between ensuring human rights and combating terrorism, the Guiding Principles of the Council of Europe affirm a restriction forbidding arbitrary treatment and legislation with a retroactive effect, assert the right to a fair judicial hearing, and reject extradition of individuals to countries where they may be condemned to death. This is necessary but clearly not enough.
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From page 303...
... This requires the development of a system of indicators regarding the main subjects of antiterrorist activity. Upon analysis of the summary report on the results and main activities
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From page 304...
... To ensure that scientific recommendations form the basis for improvements in the future work of state and nongovernmental structures and organization of interactions between them, it is important to follow the principle of joint operation, working together instead of trying to replace one another.
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Key Terms

  • law enforcement
  • transportation security
  • countering terrorism
  • enforcement agencies
  • transportation coordinating

  • transport policy
  • antiterrorist activities
  • coordinating council
  • cis transportation
  • road transport

  • interparliamentary assembly
  • russian federation
  • antiterrorism activities
  • european conference
  • chisinau declaration

  • human rights
  • national road
  • terrorist acts
  • road shipment
  • shipment associations

  • russian initiative
  • seven major
  • internal affairs
  • international terrorism
  • international road

  • transportation safety
  • antiterrorist strategy
  • international conferences
  • regulatory form
  • state structures


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