UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001)

Summary

Adopted under Chapter VII (binding on all UN member states) following 9/11, UNSC Res. 1373 requires all states to criminalise terrorist financing, freeze terrorist funds, deny safe haven to terrorists, and share intelligence. Established the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). This resolution provided the legal basis for the EU Common Position 2001/931/CFSP and for numerous national counter-terrorism laws.

Relevance to the diaspora

UNSC Res. 1373 is the international legal foundation for most of the counter-terrorism laws that restrict Tamil diaspora activities globally; its broad and self-executing nature (Chapter VII) means no state could be exempted, making the Tamil proscription regime a matter of global governance.

Key provisions

• Para 1 — all states to criminalise terrorist financing
• Para 1(c) — freeze funds of terrorists without delay
• Para 2(a) — refrain from providing support to terrorism
• Para 2(e) — deny safe haven to terrorists
• Para 3(a) — establishment of Counter-Terrorism Committee

Primary source

Related entries

• → EU Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (EU Terrorist List) (EU)
• → Anti-terrorism Act 2001 (Canada) (CA)
• → Terrorism Act 2000 (UK)