What Are Four Elements Of Physical Integrity Rights And Terrorism?
Physical Integrity Rights and Terrorism
Introduction: * can states protect human rights when facing a terrorist threat- NO, because by doing so they become more exposed to terrorist attacks. * Effective counter-terrorism: curtailment of physical rights (Bush and Obama). * Extraordinary rendition * Physically abusive interrogation practices * Unchecked surveillance and wiretapping * Recent findings suggest otherwise.
Types of Physical Integrity abuse and terrorism
* Four elements of physical integrity rights: * Torture, political imprisonment w/o due process, disappearances, and extrajudicial killings by gov’t officials. * Goal: investigate how the use of high-quality data can produce results about counterterrorism policies. * Experiment: …show more content…
Public Opinion on Torture, 2001-2009
Introduction: * Many believe that during the Bush administration a majority of Americans supported torture if they were guranteed that it would prevent a terrorist attack. ( was a consensus by both political parties). * Using a new survey, apparently a majority of American was opposed to torture throughout the Bush presidency. * Even when euphemistic phrases were used, still yielded the same result. * Soldiers in Iraq also opposed the use of torture * A public majority in support of torture did not appear until six months into Obama’s presidency. * Why did so many politicians misread the strong majority? * Misperception (“false consensus”): an individual mistakenly believes that his or her viewpoint represents the majority. * This false consensus pervades the opinions of those who supported torture, leading to this overestimate.
American Public Opinion on Torture
* Most of the debate over this subject has implied either directly or indirectly that the American public support torture. * Failed to include references to the actual state of public
Introduction: * can states protect human rights when facing a terrorist threat- NO, because by doing so they become more exposed to terrorist attacks. * Effective counter-terrorism: curtailment of physical rights (Bush and Obama). * Extraordinary rendition * Physically abusive interrogation practices * Unchecked surveillance and wiretapping * Recent findings suggest otherwise.
Types of Physical Integrity abuse and terrorism
* Four elements of physical integrity rights: * Torture, political imprisonment w/o due process, disappearances, and extrajudicial killings by gov’t officials. * Goal: investigate how the use of high-quality data can produce results about counterterrorism policies. * Experiment: …show more content…
Public Opinion on Torture, 2001-2009
Introduction: * Many believe that during the Bush administration a majority of Americans supported torture if they were guranteed that it would prevent a terrorist attack. ( was a consensus by both political parties). * Using a new survey, apparently a majority of American was opposed to torture throughout the Bush presidency. * Even when euphemistic phrases were used, still yielded the same result. * Soldiers in Iraq also opposed the use of torture * A public majority in support of torture did not appear until six months into Obama’s presidency. * Why did so many politicians misread the strong majority? * Misperception (“false consensus”): an individual mistakenly believes that his or her viewpoint represents the majority. * This false consensus pervades the opinions of those who supported torture, leading to this overestimate.
American Public Opinion on Torture
* Most of the debate over this subject has implied either directly or indirectly that the American public support torture. * Failed to include references to the actual state of public