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Human Rights, the Global War on Transnational Terror, and the Mixed Roles of ICT

Published:2012 Issue: Volume: Page:186-220
ISSN:2328-1316
Container-title:Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology
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Author:

Hai-Jew Shalin¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Kansas State University, USA

Abstract

An international human rights regime is a major motivator of nation-states and peoples in the global war on transnational terror. It sets normative understandings for how citizens are treated—by their own governments, by each other, and by terrorist groups. A human rights regime also serves as a restraint on governments against brutal repressions in response to terrorism because terrorists are considered dissidents in extremis, and in all cases, the rules of law apply to them (and legal findings by governments are necessary before certain police or military actions may be taken). The contested roles of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in this dynamic context vary, but these technologies are used by all sides for their own objectives. This chapter explores the mixed roles of ICT in supporting a global human rights regime, which underpins the global war on transnational terror.

Publisher

IGI Global

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