National Counter-Terrorism (C-T) Policies and Challenges to Human Rights and Civil Liberties: Case Study of United Kingdom

Central Asia has been declared as ‘not free’ region by most of the global human rights organizations. The region has been governed by the old socialist-minded leadership since its independence. This style does not give room for civil liberties and human rights. Furthermore, the region has been marked with extremism, terrorism and ethnic violence for a long period of time. The regimes are also supported by other ‘not free’ states especially Russia and China. Such kind of regional dynamics has encouraged the states to adopt oppressive policies in order to strengthen themselves. This research focuses; to understand the social and ethnic demography of the Central Asian region; to understand the hyper-presidential political systems of the region; to understand the violent and non-violent movements against the ‘system’, and to analyze the state policies towards human rights and civil liberties.

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The Future of European Values

Araucaria ◽

10.12795/araucaria.2020.i45.01 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 15-25

Author(s):

AC Grayling

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

United Kingdom ◽

21St Century ◽

Civil Liberties ◽

Electoral System ◽

European Project ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Enlightenment ◽

The Future ◽

European Values

The EU’s values of transnational peace, cooperation, secularism, rationality, and protection of civil liberties and human rights are amongst the most valuable legacies of the Enlightenment. The European project has weathered several crises in the first third of the 21st century, including a change of political direction in the United Kingdom. Brexit is viewed as a consequence of the UK’s flawed electoral system, exposed as susceptible to hijacking by militant and disruptive minorities. The future of European values must be protected from politically unreliable systems such as the UK’s FPTP.

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Counter-Terrorism Policies and Challenges to Human Rights and Civil Liberties

International Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism - International Human Rights ◽

10.1007/978-981-10-3894-5_15-1 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-30

Author(s):

Amos N. Guiora ◽

Chelsea Joliet

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Civil Liberties ◽

Counter Terrorism

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17. Freedoms and liberties in the United Kingdom

Constitutional and Administrative Law ◽

10.1093/he/9780198847120.003.0017 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 407-450

Author(s):

Neil Parpworth

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Civil Liberties ◽

European Convention ◽

Bill Of Rights ◽

Economic Rights ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Human Rights Act ◽

Human Rights Act 1998 ◽

The Uk

This chapter is concerned with how freedoms and liberties might be protected in the UK. It begins with an attempt to distinguish between human rights and civil liberties, whilst recognizing that this is by no means a straightforward task. It then covers political and social or economic rights, the traditional means of protecting civil liberties in the UK, the European Convention on Human Rights, the incorporation of the Convention into English law, and judicial deference/discretionary areas of judgment. The Human Rights Act 1998 is reviewed from a protection of rights perspective. Finally, the question of a Bill of Rights for the UK is considered.

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