Social Responsibility of Lawyers - Essay

Liberty and the Rule of Law After September 11

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The topic of this paper is liberty and the rule of law in a post- 9/11 society. Their relationship is frequently presented as a trade-off, as if somehow liberty must yield in order to preserve national security at a time when we feel insecure as a nation and unsafe as people.

At the core of this conversation are the essential questions: What does one mean by liberty? What does one mean by security?

Keywords: Rule of law, Terrorism, Liberty

How to Cite: Dinh, V. (2005) “Liberty and the Rule of Law After September 11”, Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. 19(1).