The Security of the U.S. Government

Questions 322-3
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Questions 322-3
1 Of the documents reviewed in class (excluding the U.S. Constitution), which do you feel serves as the most important at this point?
The Geneva Conventions are critical in the global humanitarian regulations and essential documents of the contemporary world. Notably, the conventions are effective regulations that protect ailing military personnel, injured military, and prisoners of war. According to Matheson (2017), the strategy’s fundamental purpose is to deter related brutality of weaponized disputes across the United States. Solely, the conventions appertain to global weaponized conflicts except for Article 3 that addresses weaponized controversies in a local setting. Article 3 is fundamental in setting the standards of safeguarding the people who no longer engage in violent behaviors. A unique aspect of Geneva Conventions is that they are approved universally.
Besides, Geneva Conventions have been relevant for the last 69 years, recognizing their regulations as customary rules. However, some individuals choose to disregard Geneva Conventions despite having prior knowledge of their relevance (Matheson, 2017). For that reason, former President Donald Trump affirmed that the only effective way to deter terrorists is to evacuate their families. However, such an action is against the stipulations in the Geneva Conventions. If people adhered to the conventions, it would be possible to evade tribulations that result from weaponized disputes.
Terrorism has been one of the significant challenges across the United States and even on an international scale. However, the Fourth Geneva Conventions' protocols help interdict terrorist activities across national borders. Notably, the conventions help to counterbalance state protective affairs and human dignity. A key aspect about them is safeguarding the people charged with protecting the citizens at risk. For instance, the United States has regulations protecting soldiers and international personnel from facilitating an investigation surrounding their imprisonment.
Counterterrorism efforts undermine the independence of the judiciary, while the use of special courts in addressing terror attacks impacts the effectiveness of court systems. In other instances, the government utilizes repressive measures to intimidate civil society, indigenous groups, and human rights defenders. Similarly, policymakers divert resources allocated to development assistance and social programs to the border security sector, thus affecting the economic rights of the citizens (Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, 2018). Therefore, counterterrorism practices have far-reaching impacts on effective governance and human rights. Equally, some measures to deter terrorism have counterproductive has implications on national efforts of addressing terrorism. Therefore, the government should develop counterterrorism strategies while protecting human rights. Therefore, government agencies must embark on measures conducive to preventing acts of terrorism without any form of human rights abuse.
Geneva Conventions should be familiar to military and federal government officials as one way to uphold human dignity. It would be even more crucial...