Paper and Presentation

Citizen Rights vs Security

The fourth amendment to the United States Constitution granted people rights against the state's invasion of privacy. The amendment makes it illegal for the government to conduct unreasonable searches and seizures. However, the singularity of terrorism necessitates government taking such precautions to discourage assaults. As a result, subsequent administrations operating in the aftermath of the Fourth Amendment must deal with the problem of apprehending suspected terrorists. There are several types of security activities that jeopardize citizen rights. First and foremost, there is a need for preventative detention. The majority of terrorists in the "sleeper agents" section are too well-behaved to be identified. However, in the event of suspicion, the government would lack the warrant to hold such individuals under the fourth amendment. Second, to collect information from a suspected terrorist, the authorities may need to use coercive questioning. Citizens' liberties are jeopardized by these two critical security initiatives. To aid the fight against corruption, citizens and the state must reach an agreement on how to apply certain of these rights.

References:

Inter American Commission on Human Rights. Citizen Security and Human Rights. cidh.org/countryrep/Seguridad.eng/CitizenSecurity.V.htm

Bertrand Ramcharan. Security and Human Rights.

https://www.un.org/ruleoflaw/files/Ramcharan.pdf

Bijo P. Abraham. Human Rights Vs. National Security.

https://www.defindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Human-Rights-vs-National-Security.pdf