ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the relevance of counter-terrorism to the South Pacific. It considers whether counter-terrorism is relevant to the South Pacific. Irrespective of the answer to that question, regard will also be had to the international anti-terrorist obligations of States within the South Pacific. The chapter focuses on its attention upon the South Pacific region, rather than the Pacific at large or the Asia-Pacific region. It focuses instead on the question of international law and United Nations influences upon counter-terrorism in the region and the relevance of the topic by the South Pacific in general. The international conventions and protocols, reinforced by customary law and resolutions of the General Assembly, and added to by Security Council resolutions, create an international framework for counterterrorism. International terrorism has been identified by both the UN General Assembly and Security Council as one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.
