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Ivan Shearer
Essay
Human rights in an age of terrorism
The term "war against terrorism" must be understood in a political and not a legal sense. Since the advent of the United Nations Charter in 1945 war is no longer a right of states. The use of force must be restricted to the circumstances allowed...