War Everywhere: Rights, National Security Law, and the Law of Armed Conflict in the Age of Terror

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: AN OUTMODED LEGAL PARADIGM 676 I. BACKGROUND 687 A. The Law of Armed Conflict 687 B. National Security Law 695 C. The Assumption of Clear Boundaries 702 II. CHANGES: GLOBALIZATION AND ASYMMETRICAL THREAT 705 III. THE BREAKDOWN OF BOUNDARIES 711 A. “International” Versus “Internal” Armed Conflicts 711 B. Crime Versus Conflict 715 C. Geographical Boundaries 720 D. War Without End: Temporal Boundaries 725 E. We Are All at War: Distinctions Between Persons 729 F. The Boundaries Between National Security and Domestic Affairs...... 736 IV. IMPLICATIONS: WAR EVERYWHERE; RIGHTS NOWHERE 744 V. WHAT CAN BE DONE? HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AS A BASIS FOR CRITIQUE 746 VI. REINVENTING THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT 755 CONCLUSION 760