Securing the Homeland: Torture, Preparedness, and the Right to Let Die

Part of a special issue on immigration rights and national insecurity. The writer analyzes the discourses surrounding torture, disaster preparedness, and the right to let die in the U.S. New layers of human insecurity have been introduced through torture practices, restrictions of due process, and g...

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Main Author: Monahan, Torin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: Social justice
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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