Drying up the financing of terrorism in accordance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council

Abstract

Abstract

This study examine the role the Security Council in reducing the financing of terrorism, and show that the financing of terrorist organizations, sources are mostly from donations of money, materials or weapons, and illegal trade in drugs and human beings, and took the ransom for hostages and royalties, and the smuggling of natural resources and the effects, as well as theft crimes and money laundering.

The study showed that the Security Council issued a number of decisions in order to reduce the financing of terrorism committed which countries to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist organizations and not to allow their citizens and residents on its territory direct or indirect commercial deal with it and freeze terrorist funds and prevent the move, and any person who participates in the financing of terrorist acts or planning or preparing to justice.

It also emerged that the council did not take military or non-military measures under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations towards the states are not bound by its decisions reduction of the financing of terrorism, especially if there are countries dealing with terrorist organizations through the purchase of the effects of crude oil and its derivatives, as well as support money or arms or recruitment or travel, or to facilitate the support of individuals, groups or institutions within the territory of those countries.

This study also focused on, introduced the United Nations General Assembly's ability to follow the obligation of States to prevent the financing of terrorism and the possibility of taking take the necessary right against states that the measures as a result of the failure of the Security Council to do its job in peace and international security, based on the Union's decision for peace number (377 ) of 1950.