Legal Treatment of Extremism

  • Aleksandr Ivanovich KOROBEEV School of Law, Far Eastern Federal University, Russia
  • Aleksandr Vasilyevich KUZNETCOV School of Law, Far Eastern Federal University, Russia

Abstract

Extremism is not some kind of local phenomenon, nowadays it becomes a global threat. Going beyond national borders extremism constitutes a danger to the subjects of international relations and for international security.


There are several different points of view on extremism definition. The article contains normative definition of extremism in Russia, as well as in regional agreements, and raises an issue of human rights respect in the field of struggle with extremism in the example of the USA. This article also analyzes the definitions proposed by various scientists and separate the extremism and religious fundamentalism.


The purpose of the article is to reveal the essence of such category as ‘extremism’.

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Published
2017-03-22
How to Cite
KOROBEEV, Aleksandr Ivanovich; KUZNETCOV, Aleksandr Vasilyevich. Legal Treatment of Extremism. Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics, [S.l.], v. 5, n. 2, p. 103-108, mar. 2017. ISSN 2068-696X. Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jarle/article/view/879>. Date accessed: 30 apr. 2024.