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Human Rights in the 'War on Terror'

Richard Ashby Wilson editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:3rd Oct '05

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This book reviews the war on terror since 9/11 from a human rights perspective.

This volume brings together leading international lawyers, policy-makers, activists, and scholars in the field of human rights to evaluate the impact on human rights of the 'war on terror' as well as to develop a counter-terror strategy which takes human rights seriously.This book asks whether human rights, since the 9/11 attacks and the 'war on terror,' are a luxury we can no longer afford, or rights that must always remain a fundamental part of democratic politics, in order to determine the boundary between individual freedom and government tyranny. This volume brings together leading international lawyers, policy-makers, scholars and activists in the field of human rights to evaluate the impact of the 'war on terror' on human rights, as well as to develop a counter-terror strategy which takes human rights seriously. While some contributors argue that war is necessary in defense of liberal democracy, others assert that it is time to move away from the war model towards a new paradigm based upon respect for human rights, an internationally-coordinated anti-terror justice strategy, and a long-term political vision that can reduce the global tensions that generate a political constituency for terrorists.

'This volume makes a convincing case that it is not only possible but necessary to reconnect rights and security. … Human Rights in the 'War on Terror' is an exceptionally useful and inspirational consideration of how countries under attack from terrorists might meet these assaults without betraying the fundamental values that make our liberal democracies worth fighting for in the first place.' Democratiya

ISBN: 9780521618335

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm

Weight: 501g

368 pages