Consequences Of The Patriot Act
AFTER 9/11
TO WHAT EXTEND CIVIL LIBERTIES AND FUNDAMENTAL LAWS
ARE CHANGED OR RESTRICTED
BY
CECILE REINKINGH
[s2545217]
Minor IRIO II: Academic Skills
LXY021P05
Prof. Rossi 2 June, 2014
2302 words
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
What security considerations are involved, and have they been effective? 4
Have fundamental freedoms and civil rights been restricted? 6
Is there a risk of violation of fundamental rights with these new laws? 8
Conclusion …show more content…
Besides this governmental change, there are also parts of the Patriot Act that are in contrast with the laws that are set in the US Constitution: The fourth amendment of the Constitution clarifies “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated… or things to be seized”, while the Patriot Act reverses this right by enabling the government to “search and seize American’s papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror …show more content…
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TO WHAT EXTEND CIVIL LIBERTIES AND FUNDAMENTAL LAWS
ARE CHANGED OR RESTRICTED
BY
CECILE REINKINGH
[s2545217]
Minor IRIO II: Academic Skills
LXY021P05
Prof. Rossi 2 June, 2014
2302 words
Table of Contents
Introduction 3
What security considerations are involved, and have they been effective? 4
Have fundamental freedoms and civil rights been restricted? 6
Is there a risk of violation of fundamental rights with these new laws? 8
Conclusion …show more content…
Besides this governmental change, there are also parts of the Patriot Act that are in contrast with the laws that are set in the US Constitution: The fourth amendment of the Constitution clarifies “the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated… or things to be seized”, while the Patriot Act reverses this right by enabling the government to “search and seize American’s papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror …show more content…
“Surveillance under the USA PATRIOT act.” American Civil Liberties Union.
ACLU, 10 Dec. 2010. Web. 28 May 2014
Banks, Christopher P. “Security and Freedom After September 11.” Public Integrity, v13 n1
(2010): 5-24. Web. 21 May 2014.
Chishti, Muzaffar and Bergeron, Claire. “Post-9/11 Policies Dramatically Alter the U.S.
Immigration Landscape.” MPI. Migration Policy Institute,8 Sept. 2011. Web. 29 May 2014.
“Homeland Security Threatens Civil Liberty.” Project Censored. Adam Armstrong, 29 Apr.
2010. Web. 23 May 2014.
Kerr, Orin S. “Internet Surveillance Law After the USA Patriot Act: the Big Brother That
Isn’t.” North Western University Law Review 97, Part 2 (2003): 607-674. Web. 27
May 2014.
Lake, Alison. “The free speech dilemma in the digital age and post-9-11 era.” The Atlantic
Post. The Atlantic Post, 28 Oct. 2013. Web. 23 May 2014.
Liptak, Adam. “Civil Liberties Today.” New York Times. New York Times, 7 Sept. 2011.
Web. 23 May 2014.
Mabee, Bryan. “Re-imagining the Borders of US Security after 9/11: Securitisation, Risk, and the Creation of the Department of Homeland Security.” Globalizations 4, no. 3 (2007):
385-397. Web. 25 May