National Insecurity and Human Rights
Democracies Debate Counterterrorism
1st Edition
Published on 22. October 2007
256 pages
978-0-520-91616-6 (ISBN)
Description
Human rights is all too often the first casualty of national insecurity. How can democracies cope with the threat of terror while protecting human rights? This timely volume compares the lessons of the United States and Israel with the "best-case scenarios" of the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, and Germany. It demonstrates that threatened democracies have important options, and democratic governance, the rule of law, and international cooperation are crucial foundations for counterterror policy.
Contributors: Howard Adelman, Colm Campbell, Pilar Domingo, Richard Falk, David Forsythe, Wolfgang S. Heinz, Pedro Ibarra, Todd Landman, Salvador Martí, Daniel Wehrenfennig
Contributors: Howard Adelman, Colm Campbell, Pilar Domingo, Richard Falk, David Forsythe, Wolfgang S. Heinz, Pedro Ibarra, Todd Landman, Salvador Martí, Daniel Wehrenfennig
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Democracies Debate Counterterrorism
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Human Rights and National Insecurity
- Encroaching on the Rule of Law: Post-9/11 Policies within the United States
- The United States: Protecting Human Dignity in an Era of Insecurity
- Northern Ireland: Violent Conflict and the Resilience of International Law
- The United Kingdom: The Continuity of Terrorand Counterterror
- Torturing Democracies: The Curious Debate over the "Israeli Model"
- Democracy, Civil Liberties, and Counterterrorist Measures in Spain
- Canada's Balancing Act: Protecting Human Rights and Countering Terrorist Threats
- Germany: State Responses to Terrorist Challenges and Human Rights
- Conclusion: Human Rights in Hard Times
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index
