Balancing liberty and security: human rights, human wrongs
by Moss, Kate
Examining the erosion of people's democratic rights and the potential catastrophic dangers of neglecting civil liberties, this book explores the endemic danger of the enlarged power of the state and the central role of Government in undermining personal freedoms through the use of state force in the name of the protection of security. "One of the major questions facing contemporary society in the areas of political theory and practice, law, philosophy and human rights is whether there is an ac…
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- Full title :Balancing liberty and security : human rights, human wrongs / Kate Moss.
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Examining the erosion of people's democratic rights and the potential catastrophic dangers of neglecting civil liberties, this book explores the endemic danger of the enlarged power of the state and the central role of Government in undermining personal freedoms through the use of state force in the name of the protection of security.
"One of the major questions facing contemporary society in the areas of political theory and practice, law, philosophy and human rights is whether there is an acceptable balance between national security needs and the protection of civil liberties. This book raises concerns about the enlarged power of the state. Whilst this is not a new debate, there does not appear to be a great deal of contemporary academic comment. This book examines the erosion of people's democratic rights and the potential catastrophic dangers of neglecting civil liberties. The central theme is the endemic danger of the enlarged power of the state and the central role of government in undermining personal freedoms through the use of state force in the name of the protection of security. This work also includes a Foreword by Michael Mansfield, QC."--Provided by publisher.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2011
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
- Place of Publication:Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 251 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780230319318, 0230319319
- DOI:10.1057/9780230319318
- oclc:ocn767502907
- LC Classification:JK468.I6
- Dewey Decimal:341.4/8
Table of Contents
Liberty versus security -- Historical and contemporary deviations from essential civil liberties -- The context of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 -- Article 3 and torture -- Article 5 and detention without trial -- Article 6 and extraordinary rendition -- Securing rights : but which?
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