National insecurity and human rights
Subtitle: democracies debate counterterrorism
By: edited by Alison Brysk and Gershon Shafir
Contributors: Brysk, Alison, 1960-; Shafir, Gershon
Series: Global, area, and international archive -- 5
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780520098602
Subjects: Civil rights -- Case studies; Human rights -- Case studies; Terrorism -- Prevention -- Case studies; International law -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-236) and index
Table of contents: title: Human rights and national insecurity / Alison Brysk; title: Encroaching on the rule of law : post-9/11 policies within the United States / Richard Falk; title: The United States : protecting human dignity in an era of insecurity / David P. Forsythe; title: Northern Ireland : violent conflict and the resilience of international law / Colm Campbell; title: The United Kingdom : the continuity of terror and counterterror / Todd Landman; title: Torturing democracies : the curious debate over the "Israeli model" / Gershon Shafir; title: Democracy, civil liberties, and counterterrorist measures in Spain / Salvador Martí, Pilar Domingo, and Pedro Ibarra; title: Canada's balancing act : protecting human rights and countering terrorist threats / Howard Adelman; title: Germany : state responses to terrorist challenges and human rights / Wolfgang S. Heinz; title: Conclusion: Human rights in hard times / Gershon Shafir, Alison Brysk, and Daniel Wehrenfennig