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The Torture Memos: The Case Against The Lawyers, David Cole
The Torture Memos: The Case Against The Lawyers, David Cole
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
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The Moral High Ground In An Age Of Vulnerability, Tyler Moselle
The Moral High Ground In An Age Of Vulnerability, Tyler Moselle
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Mark Danner’s New York Review of Books piece on torture in conjunction with John Nichols’ comment on the Bush administration, outline moral, legal and political problems related to the global war on terrorism and the ascendancy of the American imperial presidency. Most people seem to be repulsed by the idea of torture but are not morally committed enough or fully dedicated to prevent it from being employed to defend their way of life. Torture is a policy decision predicated on fear, self-defense, and vulnerability in an age of globalized insurgency: one way to respond is to take the moral high …
Counter Terrorism And Access To Justice: Public Policy Divided?, Mark Rix
Counter Terrorism And Access To Justice: Public Policy Divided?, Mark Rix
Sydney Business School - Papers
This paper will consider the manner in which Australia’s counter-terrorism strategy has been operationalised, highlighting the implications of its strategy for access to justice. Access to justice, encompassing the ability of individuals, including persons suspected of terrorism offences and non-suspects, effectively to exercise their human and legal rights, can be an important curb on state power. But, in another equally important sense, providing individuals with access to justice also protects national security by helping to ensure that the law enforcement and security agencies focus their efforts on genuine terror suspects rather than wasting their resources on investigating and prosecuting genuine …