Protecting liberty in an age of terror

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Protecting liberty in an age of terror

Statement of responsibility

Philip B. Heymann, Juliette N. Kayyem

Creator

• Heymann, Philip B

Contributor

• Kayyem, Juliette N

Subject

• National security -- United States
• Terrorism -- Prevention | Government policy -- United States
• United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009
• War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
• Civil rights -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

"Since September 11, 2001, much has been said about the difficult balancing act between freedom and security, but few have made specific proposals for how to strike that balance. As the scandals over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib and the "torture memos" written by legal officials in the Bush administration show, without clear rules in place, things can very easily go very wrong." "With this challenge in mind, Philip Heymann and Juliette Kayyem, directors of Harvard's Long-Term Legal Strategy Project for Preserving Security and Democratic Freedoms in the War on Terrorism, take a detailed look at how to handle these competing concerns. Taking into account both the national security viewpoint and the democratic freedoms viewpoint, Heymann and Kayyem consulted experts from across the political spectrum - including Rand Beers, Robert McNamara, and Michael Chertoff (since named Secretary of Homeland Security) - about the thorniest and most profound legal challenges of this new era. Heymann and Kayyem offer specific recommendations for dealing with such questions as whether assassination is ever acceptable, when coercion can be used in interrogation, and when detention is allowable. They emphasize that drawing clear rules to guide government conduct protects the innocent from unreasonable government intrusion and prevents government agents from being made scapegoats later if things go wrong. Their recommendations will be of great interest to legal scholars, legislators, policy professionals, and concerned citizens."--Jacket

Member of

• BCSIA studies in international security

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

323.44/0973

Index

index present

LC call number

JC599.U5

LC item number

H43 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

BCSIA studies in international security