INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE WAR ON TERRORISM: ASSESSING CITIZEN BECOMING COMBATANT FOR TERRORIST GROUP

Investigate International Law and the War on Terrorism: Assessing Citizen Becoming Combatant for Terrorist Group in Foreign Country. This study is a qualitative study related to policy and implementation of International Law and the War on Terrorism: Assessing Citizen Becoming Combatant for Terrorist Group in Foreign Country. Terrorism is an extraordinary crime that requires extraordinary handling. Civilians who become combatants in a foreign country is a new issue in international law, because there has never been a similar case before. In Indonesian law, this issue has not been regulated in the applicable law. Therefore, the combatants could not be punished under legal law when they return to Indonesia. This causes an issue, as based on international law, these people are clearly in the same position as the foreign military. They have to undergo punishment similar to military forces and are deprived of their Indonesian citizenship status. The originality of this paper exhibits a comprehensive investigation of civilian, international law, terrorism, and combatant. One of the problems that recently emerged was civilians becoming combatants abroad. This phenomenon was caused by development of digital information that effectively eliminate boundary between one country with another. Brainwashing process that previously had to go through face to face, long and systematic process can be conducted by anyone. Anyone could be a victim of brainwashing as well.