Us Counterterrorism and the Human Rights of Foreigners Abroad - Putting the Gloves Back On?

This book examines why the US has introduced safeguards that are designed to prevent their counterterrorism policies from causing harm to non-US citizens beyond US territory.

Sommario

1. US counterterrorism and extraterritorial human rights obligations 2. Studying the emergence of "extraterritorial human rights safeguards": Theory and research design 3. Detainee treatment, interrogations, and the right not to be tortured 4. Military detention in Guantánamo and the right not to be arbitrarily detained 5. Targeted killing and the right to life 6. Refugee resettlement and the right to seek asylum 7. Foreign surveillance and the right to privacy 8. The power of "universal human rights": Results and implications

Info autore

Monika Heupel is Professor of International and European Politics at the University of Bamberg, Germany.
Caiden Heaphy is Doctoral Candidate at the University of Bamberg, Germany, and is working for the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge).
Janina Heaphy is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Bamberg, Germany, and Lecturer at Leiden University, the Netherlands

Riassunto

This book examines why the US has introduced safeguards that are designed to prevent their counterterrorism policies from causing harm to non-US citizens beyond US territory.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Caiden Heaphy, Janina Heaphy, Monika Heupel, Monika (University of Bamberg Heupel, Heupel Monika
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032150260
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215026-0
• Pagine: 238
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Human Rights
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Terrorism, armed struggle, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights