Compensation for victims of terrorist crimes Comparative study

Authors

Ibrahim Suleiman Alqatawneh

 

Abstract

This study dealt with compensation for victims of terrorist crimes, in UAE legislation compared to French legislation, the United Arab Emirates has issued advanced laws to combat terrorism, and it is related to three basic texts contained in Federal Decree Law No. 1 of 2004 in the matter of combating terrorist crimes and Federal Law No. 7 issued In 2014, especially since terrorist crime causes loss of life and property, and destabilizes peace and tranquility within societies. Confronting this phenomenon has become the most prominent challenge for the international community, and its study is receiving increasing attention by researchers. This study has been divided into an introductory request in which we deal with the definition of victims of terrorist crimes, and two sections deal in the first section, the basis of compensation for victims of terrorist crime through theories of the idea of supporting the state’s commitment to compensation and the scope of the state’s responsibility to compensate the victims. During the compensation for victims of terrorism in the UAE legislation, compensation for victims of terrorist crimes in the French legislation, insurance for terrorism crimes in the French legislation and insurance in the UAE legislation, the study ended with a conclusion that includes the results and recommendations.

DOI: 10.51958/AAUJBL2022V6I1P7