ABSTRACT
The extraordinary attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001, focused world attention on the growing problem of internationally-linked terrorist organizations. Mary Robinson (1944-), while UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States as a crime against humanity under international law. UN Secretary-General Annan, however, acknowledged in 2003 that provisions of the UN Charter were not articulated to the threat of globalized terrorism. Indeed, today the UN still bureaucratically assigns responsibility for dealing with problems of terrorism to its Office on Drugs and Crime, which also deals with human trafficking.
