Part 1: International legal developments (Sub‐group 1: Critical review of terrorist‐related legislation and the monitoring of new legislation)

Divides into two sections: the US response, and international and multilateral efforts. Describes Executive Order 13224, issued by President Bush after 11 September 2001; this expanded the list of designated terrorist organisations, and obliged all persons to block or freeze terrorist assets. Outlines the Patriot Act Title III: the International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti‐Terrorist Financing Act 2001, including statutory provisions, interbank correspondent accounts, and interbank payable‐through accounts. Moves on to international and multilateral actions by the United Nations, including Security Council resolutions; jurisdictional conflicts in defining terrorism and in enforcing Resolution 1373; the Financial Action Task Force; and the European Union.