THE LACK OF FOREIGN TERRORIST REPATRIATION AND HOW IT CAN BE THE LEADING REASON FO TERRORISM

Abstract

The primary aim of the qualitative study is to explore the literature concerning the issue of repatriation and understand its influence on the existence or eradication of terrorist activities within the global community. The study evaluates the options provided by the human rights crusaders, including the proponents of international laws on dealing with the issue of foreign fighters to facilitate the fair prosecution of the suspects and the rehabilitation and restoration of the foreign fighters into their nations of origin. The study conducts intensive desk research to ensure that the objectives, aims, and problems inherent in the study are effectively addressed and strives to ensure that the research findings provide appropriate responses to the research questions. The study embraces the interpretivism research philosophy, inductive research approach, ethnographic strategy, and thematic data analysis to evaluate the qualitative data to understand the problem of foreign fighters within the community and provide solutions on repatriation and fair prosecution of foreign fighters to facilitate the reduction of terrorist activities and radicalisation within the future global society. The study reiterates the fair treatment of children and wives of foreign fighters who should be treated differently compared to the FTFs. The study's findings shall inform the current and future policies on repatriation of FTFs, providing guidance and regulation on the international law experts and practitioners on the appropriate strategies of handling FTFs, especially concerning the subject of repatriation. Keywords: Repatriation, foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), international law, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), territorial jurisdiction, criminal jurisdiction, terrorism, radicalisation, extremism, and human rights.