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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 Mart , Daniel Wehrenfennig
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- ISBN-13: 9780520098602
- ISBN-10: 0520098609
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publish Date: October 2007
- Dimensions: 8.91 x 6.12 x 0.69 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.81 pounds
- Page Count: 256
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