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Since September 11 (2001), domestic intelligence authorities & technical capabilities have been expanded to fight terrorism. There are calls to substitute an "intelligence" paradigm for a "law enforcement" paradigm in domestic counterterrosim efforts & proposals to establish a new domestic intelligence agency. While better information & analysis is needed to fight terrorism, there is reason to fear that transforming domestic counterterrorism primarily into an intelligence matter is unlikely to appreciably increase security, but will seriously threaten civil liberties. This article outlines an alternative approach that will serve to obtain the intelligence necessary to prevent catastrophic attacks without compromising civil liberties. Adapted from the source document.

The attacks of September 11, 2002, have dramatically altered the policy landscape in Washington, but it is important to reject the notion that there is a necessary trade-off between security and civil liberties. One of the most serious threats to civil liberties has been the adoption of a policy of preventive detention that has resulted in the secret jailing of hundreds of Arabs and Muslims when there is no evidence linking them to terrorist activity. This has been done, not by using the limited new authorities granted the government in the post-September 11 terrorism legislation, but by improperly using pre-existing criminal and immigration authorities. Secret arrests are antithetical to a democratic society. A targeted investigation that focuses on actual terrorist activity and respects the legitimate political and religious activity of citizens and non-citizens would be more effective than a dragnet approach that has resulted in the secret arrests of hundreds of individuals. ; Les attentats du 11 septembre ont changé de façon dramatique le paysage politique à Washington. Néanmoins, il importe de rejeter la notion que pour obtenir la sécurité, il faut nécessairement sacrifier les libertés civiles en échange. Ainsi, une des atteintes les plus sérieuses contre les libertés civiles a été l'adoption d'une politique de détention préventive, qui a permis la détention au secret de centaines de ressortissants Arabes et de musulmans malgré qu'il n'existe aucune preuve les liant aux activités terroristes. Ceci a été accompli non pas en appliquant les pouvoirs limités donnés au gouvernement par les lois anti-terroristes adoptées après le 11 septembre, mais en évoquant, à tort, des pouvoirs préexistants dans le domaine du criminel et de l'immigration. Les arrestations secrètes constituent l'antithèse même d'une société démocratique. Par contre, une enquête ciblée se concentrant sur des activités terroristes réelles et menée dans le respect des activités religieuses et politiques des citoyens et des non citoyens, serait ...

The dissolution of the U.S.S.R. marked also the end of the communist system. However, its replacement by a working democracy is not assured. First a 'civil society', built upon a pluralistic infrastructure, has to be established. This requires the achievement of a 'law-based state', pluralism in the political media, an unshackled media, and freedom of religion. The distinguished experts in these fields brought together in this book question whether such an infrastructure is firm enough as yet to preclude reversion to an authoritarian system. Current events in Russia form an experiment of incalculable importance to the future of the international system - Russian Pluralism-Now Irreversible? offers a lucid, stimulating assessment of the experiment's chances for success

There is increasing interest in young people's participation in the design and delivery of health services. But young people's views are not consistently sought or acknowledged, and they are still often marginalised in healthcare encounters. Drawing on original research and a diverse range of practice examples, Brady explores the potential for inclusive and diverse approaches to young people's participation in health services from the perspectives of young people, health professionals and other practitioners. She presents a practical new framework, embedded in children's rights, that shows how young people's participation can be integrated into services in ways that are meaningful, effective and sustainable