ABSTRACT
Thus it is essential tha t national legal systems be efficient and just. But national legal systems may also be ill-equipped for the challenges posed by in ternational terrorism , being either inefficient or too efficient. Being efficient in a w rong way may risk, in whole or in part, hum an rights protections guaranteed by the general penal doctrines. This article will exam ine cu rren t trends in the response to the th rea t or acts of terrorism.
