The Uneasy Relationship Between National Security and Personal Freedom: New Zealand and the "War on Terror"

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dc.contributor.authorSmall, D.
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-25T02:11:40Z
dc.date.available2012-05-25T02:11:40Z
dc.date.issued2011en
dc.description.abstractAs part of the ‘War on Terror’ declared in response to the 11 September 2001 attacks, countries introduced legislation to bolster national security, often at the expense of personal freedoms and long-established legal principles. Like the Cold War, the ‘War on Terror’ is cast as a global struggle of good against evil. New Zealand defied Cold War logic with its anti-nuclear policy. Examining the difficulties of upholding personal freedoms and the rule of law while bolstering national security, this article analyses New Zealand's anti-terrorism legislation and shows that it has steadily moved away from its initial measured approach. It argues that New Zealand could and should develop an anti-terrorism model appropriate to low-risk societies, and that, like its anti-nuclear stance during the Cold War, such an independent approach would be a valuable contribution to the world community.en
dc.identifier.citationSmall, D. (2011) The Uneasy Relationship Between National Security and Personal Freedom: New Zealand and the "War on Terror". International Journal of Law in Context, 7(4), pp. 467-486.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S1744552311000255
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/6632
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Developmenten
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::44 - Human society::4408 - Political science::440809 - New Zealand government and politicsen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::16 - Studies in Human Society::1606 - Political Science::160609 - Political Theory and Political Philosophyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::50 - Philosophy and religious studies::5001 - Applied ethics::500104 - Human rights and justice issues (excl. law)en
dc.titleThe Uneasy Relationship Between National Security and Personal Freedom: New Zealand and the "War on Terror"en
dc.typeJournal Article
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