| National Insecurity and Human Rights: Democracies Debate Counterterrorism Contributor(s): Brysk, Alison (Editor), Shafir, Gershon (Editor), Adelman, Howard (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0520098609 ISBN-13: 9780520098602 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: "This is one of the most acute and lucid analyses of the moral and institutional challenges posted for liberal democratic societies by mega-terrorism. Alison Brysk, Gershon Shafir, and a group of eminent scholars address, with practical understanding and moral insight, the question of how to prevent our reasonable fears for our safety from turning into a moral panic that is incompatible with the effective defense of human rights."--Tom Farer, University of Denver, former President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights - Political Science | Terrorism - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| LCCN: 2007018438 |
| Series: Global, Area, and International Archive |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.12" W x 8.91" (0.81 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 Mart , Daniel Wehrenfennig |