Citation

Guelke A. Gov. Oppos. 2007; 42(3): 272-291.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Government and Opposition Ltd, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1477-7053.2007.00224.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Preserving Northern Ireland's peace process in the midst of a war against international terrorism has presented the British government with a series of dilemmas at the level of political rhetoric, policy-making and legislation. The peace process demands adherence to human rights standards to provide a foundation for the new political dispensation, while an implication of the necessity for a war against terrorism is that restrictions on liberty are justifiable in the name of security against the backdrop of the existence of an emergency. These conflicting conceptions for addressing political violence at the national and international level are addressed.