Human rights in the War on Terror / edited by Richard Ashby Wilson.
"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. While some...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [UK] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "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. While some contributors argue that war is necessary in defence 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."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 347 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511132697 9780511132698 0511200714 9780511200717 0511511280 9780511511288 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511511288 |