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National Insecurity and Human Rights : Democracies Debate Counterterrorism.
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 volume compares the lessons of the United States and Israel with the 'best-case scenarios' of the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, a...
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| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton,
2003.
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| Series: | Global, Area, & International Archive.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of 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.