Counter-Insurgency and Human Rights in Northern Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11158195 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brice Dickson (0000-0002-2738-6746, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 475-493 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Strategic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2390 • E-ISSN: 1743-937X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402390902928297 |
| OpenAlex | W4244960099 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
This article challenges traditional dualist thinking concerning the balancing of counter-insurgency tactics against a commitment to human rights. It argues that, far from being forces which weigh against each other, they can be made to pull in the same direction, for the betterment of society as a whole. The article goes on to consider particular counter-insurgency practices used in Northern Ireland and maintains that they did not take proper account of human rights, thereby prolonging rather than shortening the conflict. The courts, even in Strasbourg, were slow to protect human rights in line with developing international standards on accountability
Accountability · Ethnology · Human rights · Insurgency · Law and economics · Northern ireland · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |