Collateral damage: Sacrificing legitimacy in the search for justice. (International Law).(September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks and ensuing Afghanistan conflict) From: Harvard International Review | Date: March 22, 2002| Author: Kapur, Ratna | COPYRIGHT 2002 Harvard International Relations Council, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

While the world mourned in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, an international legal response was sculpted in the corridors of the UN Security Council, NATO, and the US Congress. This response was subsequently presented to the world as a coherent package termed the war against terrorism. Critiques of the package and attempts to understand the reasons for the brutal attack were cast aside as philosophical and inappropriate ...