Several democratic countries have used emergency powers to
restrict or suspend individual liberties in order to fight
terrorism more effectively. Emergency powers are controversial in
their potential to undermine democracy and civil liberties. Freeman
challenges popular arguments of both the supporters of emergency
powers, who focus on their expected effectiveness, and the critics,
who focus on the dangers. In reality, the recent experiences of
four different democratic states that have invoked emergency powers
show that a positive outcome is just as likely as negative
outcome.
As the United States fights its war against terrorism, it should
heed the lessons learned by other democracies in similar struggles,
particularly Great Britain's relationship with Northern Ireland in
the 70s and 80s, Uruguay's response to the Tupamaros in the late
60s and early 70s, Canada's dealings with the FLQ in 1970, and
Peru's conflict with the Shining Path movement in the 80s and early
90s.
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