The hungarian criminal law on financing of terrorism
The hungarian criminal law on financing of terrorism

Summary/Abstract: In order to stop terrorist attacks and the growing number thereof it is not enough to study the phenomenon of terrorism and terrorist persons independently, we have to dig deeper and find the crucial interconnected points and alliances that are realised in financing terrorism. Financing of terrorism is problem of great importance that cannot be solved on the basis of biased and marginal opinions. Only complex view can guarantee a better understanding of the elements of terrorism and thus help the prevention thereof. Such complex view can be obtained by studying the criminalized behaviours of financing of terrorism more comprehensively. To this effect, this essay introduces the criminal elements of financing of terrorism – as part of a comprehensive problem solving method -, and also informs the reader about the legal history, aspects and features of this criminal act. Present terrorism and the financing thereof constitute such a negative social and political influence which presents a new kind of challenge and demands a consistent solution. The main question is what kind of tools of international and nation criminal law we can protect the public security with besides the civil, administrative and operative responses, meaning that it should be defined how much the legal, in particular the criminal norms should interfere with the lives of the citizens.

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