Human rights perfectionism and the UK’s counter-terrorist prevent duty

Steven Greer

doi:10.3318/isia.2018.29.14

Human rights perfectionism and the UK’s counter-terrorist prevent duty

Steven Greer^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Regrettably, complaints about human rights violation are not always free from myth, misconception, misunderstanding, misinformation or muddled thinking, a problem graphically illustrated by the current campaign against the UK’s counter-terrorist ‘Prevent duty’. This article maintains that, in order to avoid such difficulties, human rights scholars and activists need to develop a more consistent commitment to ‘human rights realism’, the broad characteristics of which are outlined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	217-226
Number of pages	10
Journal	Irish Studies in International Affairs
Volume	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2018.29.14
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2018

Keywords

Human rights, counter-terrorism, Prevent

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