The Precarious Situation of Human Rights in the United States in Normal Times and after September 11, 2001 (La Situación Precaria de los Derechos Humanos en Estados Unidos en Tiempos Normales y Después del 11 De Septiembre de 2001) (Spanish)

Derecho Penal y Criminología, No. 89, pp. 163-207, September 2009

46 Pages Posted: 5 Feb 2010

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Stephen C. Thaman

Saint Louis University - School of Law

Date Written: September 1, 2009

Abstract

The paper criticizes the impact of U. S. American criminal law and procedure on the human rights of U. S. citizens in normal times and the changes that have occurred since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It deals with racial profiling, the death penalty, Draconian prison sentences in normal times, and the use of unlimited detention, torture and expanded powers of wiretapping and evidence gathering since the attacks of S-11.

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Keywords: Human Rights, Terrorism, Racial Profiling, Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment, Guantánamo, Torture, Wiretapping

Suggested Citation

Thaman, Stephen C., The Precarious Situation of Human Rights in the United States in Normal Times and after September 11, 2001 (La Situación Precaria de los Derechos Humanos en Estados Unidos en Tiempos Normales y Después del 11 De Septiembre de 2001) (Spanish) (September 1, 2009). Derecho Penal y Criminología, No. 89, pp. 163-207, September 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1547939

Stephen C. Thaman (Contact Author)

Saint Louis University - School of Law ( email )

100 N. Tucker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63101
United States

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