With malice toward some and charity toward others: Support for civil liberties and psychological closure following September 11

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda J. Skitka ◽  
Christopher Bauman ◽  
Elizabeth Mullen
Keyword(s):  
Civil Liberties ◽  
September 11

scholarly journals Preventive Detention of Immigrants and Non-Citizens in the United States since September 11th

Refuge ◽  
2002 ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
Kate Martin
Keyword(s):  
Civil Liberties ◽  
The United States ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Preventive Detention ◽  
Religious Activity ◽  
September 11Th ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Terrorist Activity ◽  
The Government ◽  
Post September 11

The attacks of September 11, 2002, have dramatically altered the policy andscape in Washington, but it is important to reject the notion that there is a necessary trade-off between security and civil liberties. One of the most serious threats to civil liberties has been the adoption of a policy of preventive detention that has resulted in the secret jailing of hundreds of Arabs and Muslims when there is no evidence linking them to terrorist activity. This has been done, not by using the limited new authorities granted the government in the post-September 11 terrorism legislation, but by improperly using pre-existing criminal and immigration authorities. Secret arrests are antithetical to a democratic society. A targeted investigation that focuses on actual terrorist activity and respects the legitimate political and religious activity of citizens and non-citizens would be more effective than a dragnet approach that has resulted in the secret arrests of hundreds of individuals.

September 11, Anti-Terror Laws and Civil Liberties: Britain, France and Germany Compared

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Haubrich
Keyword(s):  
United States Of America ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
The United States ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Threat Perception ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
The Ideal

AbstractThe attacks on the United States of America in September 2001 have spurred a rapid implementation of new Anti-Terrorism legislation around the world. In an effort to, ostensibly, safeguard against the repetition of similar events on their own territories, many democracies have taken far-reaching legislative steps that might threaten the ideal of liberty on which their societies have traditionally been built. This article examines the laws introduced in Britain, France and Germany to establish the extent to which civil liberties in eight different categories have been curtailed. It concludes that, despite the otherwise similar characteristics of the countries studied, the legal provisions differ significantly in scope and depth, a fact that might be explained by: the different levels of threat perception; Britain's history of anti-terror legislation; and the respective power balances between judiciaries and legislatures.

September 11 News Coverage, Public Opinion, and Support for Civil Liberties

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietram A. Scheufele ◽  
Matthew C. Nisbet ◽  
Ronald E. Ostman
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
September 11

Talking about NSA Wiretapping and Guantanamo

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda M. Merola
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Detention Facility ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Guantanamo Bay ◽  
Threatening Information ◽  
Computerized Content Analysis ◽  
Previous Scholarship

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, American leaders confronted difficult dilemmas involving civil liberties in the context of terrorism. Previous scholarship has made clear that exposure to threatening information may result in significant decreases in the public's willingness to support expansive civil liberties guarantees, yet relatively few researchers have systematically examined the content of information transmitted to the public during these debates. This study employs a computerized content analysis to investigate differences in broadcast media coverage following the reporting of significant post-9/11 security/rights dilemmas. The analysis focuses on two key periods: the reporting of President Bush's authorization of warrantless NSA wiretapping in late 2005 and the coverage of President Obama's 2009 proposal to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Findings suggest that broadcast sources diverged significantly in the amount of threatening information conveyed to the public during the reporting of key security/rights dilemmas.

scholarly journals The US Patriot Act Deconstruction, Civil Liberties And Patriotism

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Carrigan ◽  
Theodore Alex ◽  
Chris Ward
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Patriot Act ◽  
The Us

The US Patriot Act, passed after the devastating day of September 11, 2001, has dramatically affected all aspects of American daily activities.  This paper examines its affect on organizational behavior. 

Liberty, Security, and Terrorism: The Legal Position in Germany

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Lepsius
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Individual Rights ◽  
Collective Security ◽  
Legal Problem ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Legal Position ◽  
The Relationship

Just one day after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the German minister of the interior, Otto Schily (SPD), demanded a new security concept. Immediately the existing security laws and precautions were placed under special scrutiny in search for any sorts of deficiencies. The results of these reviews were two legislative initiatives, termed “security packages” or “anti-terror packages,” which changed or altered numerous existing statutes. The new security laws contain a number of infringements into fundamental civil rights and liberties. The legislative process thus had to raise the issue of the relationship between security and civil liberties and weigh the balance between the protection of individual rights and collective security. This, however, does not constitute a new challenge for the German legislature. The collision of security interests with individual civil liberties has caused a legal problem in Germany for some time. September 11 might constitute a political watershed, but in the context of civil liberties in Germany, this date does not represent an important mark. The current measures have to be understood within the context of an at least thirty-year-long period of continuous weighing between security and freedom.

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