Human Rights, the Global War on Transnational Terror, and the Mixed Roles of ICT: A Meta-Analysis

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Author(s): Shalin Hai-Jew (Hutchinson Community College, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 35
Source title: Human Rights and Risks in the Digital Era: Globalization and the Effects of Information Technologies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Christina M. Akrivopoulou (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)and Nicolaos Garipidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0891-7.ch013

Keywords: Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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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.

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