Some conceptual approaches to the topic of terrorism

This article is devoted to the study of defining the terrorism concept as a multifaceted social phenomenon, which is dangerous in its essence. There are considered different approaches to the terrorism definition and understanding from the scientific literature. The author emphasizes that the scientific analysis of this extremely complex issue shows that there are a multitude of interpretations of the subject of terrorism and various definitions in the field. In the specialized scientific literature, the most diverse interpretations of the terrorism topic and scientific approaches to its analysis are argued, while a series of problems of a general theoretical and scientific nature are identified. The difficulties in developing a generally accepted international legal paradigm of terrorism lies in the complexity and multifacetedness of the phenomenon, which represents a system in the process of continuous development. The differences in the conceptual approaches of terrorism are explained by the distinctions between social and state systems, by the existence of different schools and by the complexity of the regulatory object which is of different branches of law and political science.