The Impact of Anti - Terrorism Policies in the Operationof the Right of Asylum: An Implosion in the Realization of HumanRights Law

In the last few years the western world has generally experienced a drasticrestraint in the national policies concerning asylum and refugee law, mai nlydue to the huge recrudescence of international terrorism. this dreadfulphenomenon has had its peaks in the september 11, 2001 brutal assaultsagainst united states and in the vicious attacks perpetrated in bali, madrid,beslan, london, sharm el sheikh, the russian city of nalchik and newdelhi, respectively on october 12, 2002, march 11, 2004, september 1,2004, july 7,2005, july 23,2005, october 13,2005 and october 29,2005.since september 11, 2001, international terrorism has caused more than4,300 casualties among innocent people. as a result of these events, mostcountries constituting the potential target of terrorists have significantlyrestricted opportunities of access of foreigners into their territories includingrefugees and asylum seekers - due to fear that under the mask ofpersons invoking protection activists of terrorist groups are disguised, readyto bring death and destruction in the country. this article analysis the impactof anti terrorism policies in the way of contracting of human rights law