01 Jul Counterterrorism and Human Rights: Comparing France and the UK in Their application of UNSC Resolution 1373

Gabriela Vázquez-Guillén

Bachelor in Law and International Relations

E-mail: gvazquezguil.ieu2023@student.ie.edu

Abstract

This article examines how France and the United Kingdom differ in their application of the United NationsSecurity Council Resolution 1373 (UNSCR 1373), adopted following the September 11 attacks. While both are members of the UN, as well as, W estern democracies, their approaches to terrorism differ due to their distinct legal traditions and institutional structures. France operates under a civil law system, emphasizing judicial control, and a centralized, security-driven approach. On the other hand, the UK, based in the common law system, uses a formal system with community-based initiatives. This article analyzes how both of these countries turn international mandates into domestic policies, and how two countries which appear so similar may differ so greatly in their application of counterterrorism policies.

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