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Given the nature of the legislation, which includes limitations on freedom of expression or transportation, the society is most of the times limited in its enthusiasm. In this sense, members of Parliaments throughout the world draw the attention on the fact that anti-terrorism laws have infringed the freedom of speech, the liberties of the societies, but most importantly they interfere in the right to privacy of the community (Conservative Home, 2010). Moreover, the right of the state to hold in custody without warrant suspects of terrorist acts is also one of the most important statements made against the Miranda rights and the rights of a suspect.
Academics and experts have consider the fight against terrorism to be important precisely for the protection of human rights, the most important being the right to life. In this sense, Michael N. Schmitt and Paul Wilikinson, some of the most important voices on the subject of terrorism argue that counter terrorism measures and laws are crucial for the way in which life is conducted after the end of the Cold War. Given the increased threats of terrorist attacks, terrorist attacks are not necessarily an isolated event, but rather a determinate one. This is the main reason for which the laws for counter terrorist measures...
Yet, it is important to consider the side of the human rights activists who strongly point out that these measures are most of the time abusive and used as means to intrude in the personal lives of the individual and more importantly determine abuses which cannot be afterwards proven.
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Mark Juergensmeyer. "Undestanding the New Terrorism." Current History (April 2000), pg 158-163.
Schmitt. Michael N. "Counter-Terrorism and the Use of Force in International Law." The Marshall Center Papers, No. 5. The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
Wardlaw, Grant. Political terrorism: theory, tactics, and counter-measures. Press Syndicate University of Cambridge, 1989.
Wilkinson, Paul. "The strategic implications of terrorism." Terrorism & Political Violence. A Sourcebook. Edited by Prof. M.L. Sondhi. Indian Council of Social Science Research. Har-anand Publications. India 2000
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Conservative Home. Labour's increasingly draconian anti-terrorism laws questioned by cross-party parliamentary committee. 2010. Available at http://conservativehome.blogs.com/leftwatch/2010/03/labours-increasingly-draconian-antiterrorism-laws-questioned-by-crossparty-parliamentary-committee.html
Mark Juergensmeyer. "Undestanding the New Terrorism." Current History (April 2000), pg 158-163.
Schmitt. Michael N. "Counter-Terrorism and the Use of Force in International Law." The Marshall Center Papers, No. 5. The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
Wardlaw, Grant. Political terrorism: theory, tactics, and counter-measures. Press Syndicate University of Cambridge, 1989.
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