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A Sea Change In Security: How The ‘War On Terror’ Strengthened Human Rights, Michael Galchinsky
A Sea Change In Security: How The ‘War On Terror’ Strengthened Human Rights, Michael Galchinsky
English Faculty Publications
In many ways the Bush administration's "war on terror" weakened states' respect for their human rights obligations, and the UN Security Council's initial response to 9/11 seemed to follow the Bush administration's lead. In keeping with its historical lack of engagement with human rights questions, the SC in 2001-2003 did little to ensure that the counter-terrorism measures it demanded of states would take their obligations under human rights and humanitarian law into account. However, starting in 2002, a backlash against the perceived excesses wrought by the SC’s counter-terrorism measures gained momentum. Other UN bodies, as well as NGOs, regional intergovernmental …
Designing Transparency: The 9/11 Commission And Institutional Form, Mark Fenster
Designing Transparency: The 9/11 Commission And Institutional Form, Mark Fenster
UF Law Faculty Publications
Surpassing the low expectations established by previous investigatory commissions and overcoming the political and legal obstacles created by the Bush administration's opposition to its creation, the 9/11 Commission accomplished what appeared to be the impossible: an authoritative investigation, a widely-read final report, and direct influence on significant legislation. This Article argues that the 9/11 Commission represents an important institutional model for encouraging or forcing the Executive Branch to disclose information about an especially significant and controversial past event or future decision. It suggests that Congress or the President consider establishing such commissions when information held by the Executive Branch can …
The Aftermath Of September 11, 2001: The Targeting Of Arabs And Muslims In America, Susan M. Akram
The Aftermath Of September 11, 2001: The Targeting Of Arabs And Muslims In America, Susan M. Akram
Faculty Scholarship
THE DEMONIZING OF ARABS AND Muslims in America began well before the terrible tragedy of September 11, 2001. It can be traced to deliberate mythmaking by film and media,2 stereotyping as part of conscious strategy of 'experts' and polemicists on the Middle East,3 the selling of a foreign policy agenda by US government officials and groups seeking to affect that agenda,4 and a public susceptible to images identifying the unwelcome 'other* in its midst.5 Bearing the brunt of these factors are Arab and Muslim non-citizens in this country. A series of government laws and policies since …