of law and thus to the constitutional importance of an independent judiciary in a modern liberal democracy Role – law enforcement, statutory interpretation, legality of government decisions, application of EU and HRA, protect citizens rights and liberties and potential for involvement in political process (note reduced by creation of Supreme Court however some judges will still seek to make political points especially with regard to political interference in judicial decision making). Consider issues
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Corpus And it’s Impact on Civil Liberties and Terrorism. Alson Watson Professor: Scot Wilson Politics 201 November 4, 2012 Introduction In times of national crisis civil liberties are sometimes abridged in exchange for greater security. The Framers, countenancing such an eventuality, granted to Congress the power to suspend the right to a writ of habeas corpus in times of rebellion or invasion. The war on terror has created many a rift in political, judicial and civil rights circles thus
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law the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001. This Act is more commonly referred to as the PATROIT Act. The goal of the PATRIOT Act is to increase the Federal government’s wiretap and surveillance authority, remove barriers between the CIA and FBI information sharing and provide more tools to finance terrorism investigations. Major provisions that comprise the PATROIT Act easing the limitations on information that
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community was granted additional jurisdiction through the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001” or commonly referred to as the “PATRIOT Act.” This expansion of the government’s
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Pamela Garrett How important is the right to privacy? The right to privacy is not listed in the U.S Constitution, “but the Supreme Court has said that several of the amendments create this right. One of the amendments is the Fourth Amendment, which stops the police and other government agents from searching us or our property without "probable cause" to believe that we have committed a crime. Other amendments protect our freedom to make certain decisions about our bodies and our private lives without
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Writ of Habeas Corpus: A Right or Not? Shelly Shelton POL 201 American National Government Instructor: Amy Lyons August 4, 2014 The words war, terrorism, and death strike fear, anger, and pain in to the hearts of many. We want to retaliate against those who have caused us to feel this way. To somehow make them pay for the wrongs they have committed against us. In order to do this we kill, capture and or detain them. This is a fact of war, even an undeclared one. When these persons are taken prisoner
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security is becoming more important than civil liberties. Especially in regards to the war on terrorism. Terrorist use the threat of violence to support their ideological purposes. Therefore I believe that if captured, the United States must get information from them by any means necessary. Getting information from terrorists could prevent a lot of deaths of innocent people. It is very difficult to balance the security and liberty of captives when terrorism is involved. Getting information from a
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Habeas Corpus and the War on Terrorism By Robert Hawkins POL201: American National Government Instructor: Russel Riggs March 18, 2013 The Term “Habeas Corpus” comes from the Latin term meaning "have the body". Habeas Corpus is considered to be one of the most fundamental guarantees of personal liberty. Its roots come from England and are found all throughout our history, such as the Civil War and currently the War on terrorism. The Writ of Habeas Corpus specifically refers to the
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Instructions for authors, permissions and subscription information: E-mail: bilgi@uidergisi.com Web: www.uidergisi.com Is Terrorism Still a Democratic Phenomenon? Erica CHENOWETH Assist. Prof. Dr., The University of Denver, The Josef Korbel School of International Studies To cite this article: Chenoweth, Erica, “Is Terrorism Still a Democratic Phenomenon?", Uluslararası İlişkiler, Volume 8, No 32 (Winter 2012), p. 85-99. Copyright @ International Relations Council of Turkey (UİK-IRCT). All
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The First Congress of the United States, in the heady days of 1789, faced a critical challenge: How could they guarantee that the young American government would protect the hard-won liberty, earned in the Revolutionary War years earlier, of the American people? Many had cried foul during the Constitutional ratification process, fearing that the government created under it would fail to respect the people’s freedom and fall into tyranny. Representative James Madison, who had been a leading figure
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