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Tortured Relations: Human Rights Abuses and Counterterrorism Cooperation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2010

Emilie M. Hafner-Burton  and
Jacob N. Shapiro
Emilie M. Hafner-Burton
Affiliation:
University of California—San Diego
Jacob N. Shapiro
Affiliation:
Princeton University
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Two big assumptions fuel current mobilization against and policy discussions about the U.S. war on terror and its implications for human rights and international cooperation. First, terrorism creates strong pressures on governments—especially democracies—to restrict human rights. Second, these restrictions are not only immoral and illegal, but also counterproductive to curbing terrorism. If these two assumptions are correct, then democracies face a vicious circle: terrorist attacks provoke a reaction that makes it harder to defeat terrorist organizations.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 43 , Issue 3 , July 2010 , pp. 415 - 419
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2010

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