Can counter-terrorist internment ever be legitimate?

de Londras, F.

doi:10.1353/hrq.2011.0044

Can counter-terrorist internment ever be legitimate?

de Londras, F.

Authors

F. de Londras

Abstract

Counter-terrorist internment is generally rejected as illegitimate from a human rights perspective. However, while the practice of counter-terrorist internment has long resulted in the infringement of human rights, this article argues that the concept of internment holds some potential for legitimacy. This potential can only be realized if four legitimacy factors are fully embraced and complied with: public justificatory deliberation, non-discrimination, meaningful review, and effective temporal limitation. Outlining these factors, this article imagines a system of internment that is legitimate from a human rights perspective and can serve both real and pressing security needs, and rights-based legitimacy needs.

Citation

de Londras, F. (2011). Can counter-terrorist internment ever be legitimate?. Human Rights Quarterly, 33(3), 593-619. https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2011.0044

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2011
Deposit Date	Sep 5, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Jun 14, 2013
Journal	Human Rights Quarterly
Print ISSN	0275-0392
Electronic ISSN	1085-794X
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	33
Issue	3
Pages	593-619
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2011.0044

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Copyright © 2011 The Johns Hopkins University Press. This article first appeared in Human rights quarterly, 33, 3, August 2011, 593-619.