Security and Human Rights
Published on 7. June 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
426 pages
978-1-84113-608-0 (ISBN)
Description
In the wake of the events of September 11th, the task of reconciling issues of security with a respect for fundamental human rights has emerged as one of the key challenges facing governments throughout the world. Although the issues raised by the rise of security have been the subject of considerable academic interest, to date much of the debate surrounding the impact of security on human rights has taken place within particular disciplinary confines. In contrast, this collection of essays from leading academics and practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, public law, international law, international relations and legal philosophy offers a genuinely multidisciplinary perspective on the relationship between security and human rights. In addition to exploring how the demands of security might be reconciled with the desire to protect established rights, Security and Human Rights offers a fresh perspective on the broader legal and political challenges that lie ahead as states attempt to control crime, prevent terrorism and protect their citizens.
Reviews / Votes
...addresses an interesting sequence of topics and raises several problems that have to be addressed in the difficult relationship between security, international law, international relations and human rights. It is an interesting and welcome contribution to the literature in this quite new territory of international concern, showing the importance of multidisciplinary studies, in an area where the link between national and international law becomes more and more relevant. Marco Odello Journal of Conflict & Security Law (2008), 1-4 The book impresses with its variety and scope. Security and Human Rights is readable and engaging, even entertaining. Mia Swart South African Law Journal 2008 ...masterful [analysis] of the problems associated with reconciling security and human rights...highly accessible...human rights analysts, NGO strategists, and policymakers will find [it] a valuable basis and point of embarkation for research and practical policy initiatives. Mahmood Monshipouri Human Rights Quarterly vol. 30More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
0 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84113-608-0 (9781841136080)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Benjamin J Goold is a Professor of Law at the Uniiversity of British Columbia. Liora Lazarus is a Lecturer in Human Rights Law, a Fellow of St Anne's College and Associate, Centre for Criminological Research, University of Oxford.
Content
1 Introduction: Security and Human Rights: The Search for a Language of Reconciliation. Liora Lazarus and Benjamin J Goold I Engaging Security 2 The Cultural Lives of Security and Rights. Ian Loader 3 Privacy, Identity and Security.Benjamin J Goold 4 Muslim Profiles Post-9/11: Is Racial Profiling an Effective Counter-terrorist Measure and Does It Violate the Right to be Free from Discrimination? Bernard E Harcourt 5 The Worst-case Scenario and the Man on the Clapham Omnibus. Didier Bigo and Elspeth Guild II Engaging Rights 6 Deference, Security and Human Rights. David Dyzenhaus and Murray Hunt 7 The Legal Authority of the United Nations Security Council. CH Powell 8 Between Idealism and Pragmatism: Legal and Political Constraints on State Power in Times of Crisis. Victor V Ramraj 9 Security, Terrorism and the Value of Human Rights. Andrew Ashworth 10 Sources and Trends in Post-9/11 Anti-terrorism Laws. Kent Roach 11 Seeking Security by Eroding Rights: The Side-stepping of Due Process. Lucia Zedner 12 The State's Duty of Self-defence: Justifying the Expansion of Criminal Law. Shlomit Wallerstein III Security as a Right: The Resolution? 13 The Positive Right to Security. Sandra Fredman 14 Mapping the Right to Security. Liora Lazarus 15 Human Security and the Law of States. S Neil MacFarlane 16 The Responsibility to Protect: Securing the Individual in International Society. Jennifer M Welsh