Repression in the United States after the September 11 attack

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Repression in the United States, USA Patriot Act, War on terror, September 11

Abstract

The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 gave rise to an intense policy of repression carried out by the U.S. government within and outside the territory of the United States. Measures such as invasions of privacy, increased political surveillance, interference with the work of lawyers, harassment of people because of their Arab or Islamic connections, government secrecy and detentions without resources for unlimited interrogations are disturbing practices adopted both in U.S. territory and at Guantanamo Bay. Lawyers, NGOs involved with human rights and some government officials, however, have denounced the abuses and sought to combat them through petitions to the Judiciary.

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Author Biography

Paul Chevigny, New York University, NYU, Estados Unidos

Professor de Direito Penal na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Nova York (EUA).

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Published

2004-03-01

How to Cite

CHEVIGNY, Paul. Repression in the United States after the September 11 attack. Brazilian Journal of Criminal Science, São Paulo, v. 47, n. 47, p. 386–407, 2004. Disponível em: https://publicacoes.ibccrim.org.br/index.php/RBCCRIM/article/view/4308. Acesso em: 13 nov. 2026.

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Crime e Sociedade
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