Acknowledgement Declaration; Certificate; Abbreviation; CONTENTS; CHAPTER-I; 1.1. INTRODUCTION; 1.2. TERRORISM - GLOBAL PHENOMENA; 1.3. BRIEF HISTORY OF TERRORISM; 1.4. THE TYPES AND CAUSES OF TERRORISM; 1.5. DEFINING TERRORISM; 1.6. ATTEMPTS TO DEFINE TERRORISM; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; CHAPTER-II 2.1 THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGIME APPLICABLE TO THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM; 2.2 OTHER TI-TERRORIST INSTRUMENTS AND PRO OUNCEMENTS; 2.3 RESPONSES TO 9/11 : BALANCING BETWEEN COUNTER- TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS; 2.4. RESPONSES AT REGIONAL LEVEL; CHAPTER-III; 3.1. COMBATING TERRORISM: STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY SOME COUNTRIES; 3.2. UNITED STATES; 3.3. UNITED KINGDOM; 3:4. INDIA; CHAPTER-IV; 4.1. THE IMPACT OF COUNTER TERROR ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (CRITICAL APPRAISAL); 4.2. HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION HAS BEEN IMPEDED BY A VARIETY OF NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENTS; CHAPTER-V; 5.1. CONCLUSION; 5.2. SUGGESTIONS; ANNEXURES; BIBLIOGRAPHY