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The United Nations, Counter Terrorism and Human Rights: Institutional Adaptation and Embedded Ideas
- Human Rights Quarterly
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 29, Number 2, May 2007
- pp. 489-514
- 10.1353/hrq.2007.0018
- Article
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How resilient is the human rights norm in the counter-terrorist era? This question is explored through examining the record of two of the UN Security Council's counter-terrorist committees. The article argues that, initially, the procedures of these two committees damaged human rights protections, an outcome criticized by UN officials, human rights NGOs, and certain, mainly middle-power, states. Using the UN as a platform, they made the argument that a failure to ensure that anti-terrorist measures were in accordance with human rights standards would be counter-productive. As a result, Committee procedures have evolved and now give greater attention to the human rights consequences of counter-terrorist action.