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The International Emergency After 9/11 by Kim Lane Scheppele

After the September 11 attacks, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution mandating that every member state change its domestic terrorism laws. In this article, Kim Lane Scheppele outlines the resulting anti terrorism campaign coordinated by an international body seeking change in domestic laws, and points out troubling consequences for constitutionalism around the world.

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Lessons

Lessons to help your students understand the topics and issues raised in the article The International Emergency After 9/11 by Kim Lane Scheppele.

Human Rights
Students learn basics about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations through these lessons.

Helping Hands: Examining the United Nations Security Council's Involvement in Affairs Around the Globe
In this lesson, students learn about the United Nations Security Council and the problems it attempts to tackle.

Teaching about Human Rights & Legal Rights
This lesson asks students to identify 10 key rights, and compare them to the Bill of Rights and UN Declaration of Human Rights.

Resources

Additional resources to explore the topics and issues raised in the article The International Emergency After 9/11 by Kim Lane Scheppele.

ABC, Teaching Human Rights
This booklet includes practical activities for primary and secondary schools from the UN Office of High Commissoner for Human Rights.

In the Name of Counter-Terrorism: Human Rights Abuses Worldwide, A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper for the 59th Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
Describes human rights abuses resulting from post September 11 counter terrorism policies and laws across the world.

ICJ E-Bulletin on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights
This bulletin from the International Commission of Jurists describes trials and terrorism charges and the effects of implementation of  UN Security Council Resolution 1373, described in the Scheppele article. It offers Press Releases about its findings and links to other information about the interplay between international law, human rights, and domestic terrorism laws across the globe.

United Nations. Counter-Terrorism Committee Web Site
Described in the Scheppele article, this committee is charged with overseeing country implementation of its resolution (1373). The site includes country specific reports about its implementation progress.

U.N. Security Council Resolution 1373
This resolution, referenced in the Scheppele article is available on the front page of the CTC Web site.

Teacher Tips

Teaching tips on topics and strategies.

Creating Strategies and Conditions for Civil Discourse About Controversial Issues
by John Allen Rossi
Tips from an online workshop from Annenberg Media’s teaching web site, learner.org.

War, Terrorism, and Our Classrooms: Teaching in the Aftermath of the September 11 Tragedy
A special issue of the journal, "Rethinking Schools" includes numerous teaching ideas.