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National Insecurity and Human Rights: Democracies Debate Counterterrorism

National Insecurity and Human Rights: Democracies Debate Counterterrorism

National Insecurity and Human Rights: Democracies Debate Counterterrorism

National Insecurity and Human Rights: Democracies Debate Counterterrorism

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780520098602
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/22/2007
Series: Global, Area, and International Archive
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Alison Brysk is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine. Gershon Shafir is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies at the University of California, San Diego.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     ix
Human Rights and National Insecurity   Alison Brysk     1
Encroaching on the Rule of Law: Post-9/11 Policies Within the United States   Richard Falk     14
The United States: Protecting Human Dignity in an Era of Insecurity   David P. Forsythe     37
Northern Ireland: Violent Conflict and the Resilience of International Law   Colm Campbell     56
The United Kingdom: The Continuity of Terror and Counterterror   Todd Landman     75
Torturing Democracies: The Curious Debate Over the "Israeli Model"   Gershon Shafir     92
Democracy, Civil Liberties, and Counterterrorist Measures in Spain   Salvador Marti   Pilar Domingo   Pedro Ibarra     118
Canada's Balancing Act: Protecting Human Rights and Countering Terrorist Threats   Howard Adelman     137
Germany: State Responses to Terrorist Challenges and Human Rights   Wolfgang S. Heinz     157
Conclusion: Human Rights in Hard Times   Gershon Shafir   Alison Brysk   Daniel Wehrenfennig     177
Notes     189
Bibliography     213
Contributors     237
Index     239
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