The position of the Jordanian legislation on transmitting the infection of the COVID-19 virus as a crime of terrorism

Abstract

This study dealt with a topic of the hour, which is the position of the Jordanian legislation on transmitting the Corona virus infection as a crime of terrorism. With the increase in criminal activities and the multiplicity of weapons used in them, we find that it is easy to use the Corona virus (COVID-19) as a weapon or a means to harm society, and cause harm individuals or their lives. These damages may take on large-scale dimensions, to provoke fear and panic at the global level by intimidating civilians and governments and subjugating them by force; With the aim of achieving political, social or economic gains, which requires governments and law enforcement agencies to take effective measures and deterrent penalties through national legislation and international agreements, to contain the spread of the epidemic, and to prevent it from being used as a weapon by terrorist organizations and groups.