Terrorist Attacks Against State Authorities in the Light of International Public Law

The aim of this thesis is to review the level of the legal protection of state authorities, as appealing targets of terrorist attacks, at all levels, but especially with an emphasis on international legal regulation. The thesis is formally divided into seven chapters, which may be theoretically split into four areas that are actually very closely linked together. The first chapter presents an analysis of the two major terms fundamental to this thesis - terrorism and state authorities - and outlines the difficulties faced by the law in this area. The next part of the thesis, the second, third and fourth chapters, is then aimed at specific state authorities and examines the legal instruments dedicated solely to protecting them. The focus is on international sectoral conventions aimed at embassies, top state officials and issues of humanitarian law addressing matters related to the state's armed forces. The subsequent sections attempt to describe antiterrorism efforts in general at the international and regional levels. Emphasis is placed primarily on a detailed analysis of multilateral conventions adopted in this field and an attempt to evaluate their benefits and possible shortcomings in relation to state authorities. The seventh chapter is an excursion into Czech legal regulations and is primarily..