Into the Fire: How to Avoid Getting Burned by the Same Mistakes Made Fighting Terrorism in Northern Ireland
Year: 2003
Type: article
Abstract: Into the Fire explores the methods used to combat terrorism in Northern Ireland and assesses those methods' effectiveness at reducing violence. The paper examines detention without charge, abusive interrogation methods, use of special tribunals and targeting of Republican communities, among other tactics. Some of these methods, particularly abusive interrogations and prolonged detention, caused dramatic rises in the levels of violence in Northern Ireland. Other methods that were more protective of civil liberties in the minority community helped ease tensions and reduce violence dramatically. The authors compared these methods with methods adopted by the U.S. in the aftermath of the 9/11/01 attacks and warned against repeating the mistakes made in Northern Ireland.
Source: eYLS (Yale Law School)
Authors: Michael P. O’Connor, Celia M. Rumann
Institution: Arizona Summit Law School
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1579553810