nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220317-121122-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220317s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220317-121122-0 doi eng 342 23 Galani, Sofia Author aut Humans as “Bargaining Chips” Galani, Sofia Verfassungsblog 2022-03-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Following the 9/11 attacks, it became more obvious that states are ready to sacrifice the human rights of victims in the fight against terrorism. This became particularly clear in hostage-taking situations, in which states face the dilemma of succumbing to terrorist demands for the sake of hostages or appearing defiant and ready to stop terrorists from attacking more civilians. This has prompted a debate on whether states are allowed under international human rights law to balance the human dignity of hostages with national security or the rights of future victims. CC BY-SA 4.0 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/humans-as-bargaining-chips/ raw object