# Fighting Terrorism Through Laws: How Egyptian Courts Apply Laws on Combating Terrorism

The webinar discusses the definition of terrorism under the 1994 UN Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism and Security Council Resolution No. 1566 of 2004 as well as “terrorism financing” under the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. Additionally, it addresses the scope of the problem of terrorism in Egypt, especially in the Sinai Peninsula. It focuses on Law No. 94 of 2015, as amended, on counterterrorism and terrorist financing. The webinar also examines whether the provisions of Law No. 94 of 2015 adhere to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. Furthermore, the webinar discusses Law No. 8 of 2015 as it relates to terrorist entities and lists of terrorism. The webinar highlights the arguments of those who support and oppose the law by claiming it restricts freedom of speech. Lastly, it talks about how Egyptian courts have applied Law No. 94 of 2015 by providing an overview of different court cases on that legal matter.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 58 min
- By: Sadek, George
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-9834/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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