Berlin and Pettit: Can their accounts of liberalism be sustained when c

constabularys have the capacity to infringe civil liberties withal they besides provide a forum for its creation and development. For Berlin, his conception of liberty is establish upon the idea of positive and veto independences. intimacy according to Berlin is viewed as freedom from interference therefore laws which respect our freedoms are preferable as they allow in for different paths of self-actualization. Pettit however considers liberty in scathe of freedom from mastery and considers the role laws and democracy can play in assuring private freedoms. In addition to considering the respective approaches of Berlin and Pettit, their theories will also be considered in relation to terrorism. By considering their respective arguments in the context of terrorism, it becomes important to have a bun in the oven laws not in terms of those which respect or interfere with our freedom, exactly rather how they are able to balance the competing interests of security and individua l freedoms. Considering an conquer FrameworkThere are a variety of traditions which examine the birth between the rule of law and freedom, which include Berlins positive and negative liberty, nationan Liberalism and concept of freedom as a Triadic relationship . Historically, liberalism has been viewed as an attempt to limit state power to preserve individual freedoms however this remains an oversimplification of liberal thought. Whilst liberal rights can be mute as the freedom to pursue individual interests, they are best considered the crossroad of a strong liberal state and the rule of law. Therefore, when considering laws which respect or interfere with our freedoms, it may be problematic to consider them in terms of simple binaries as different laws affect... ...ewsletter of PEGS, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 9, 16-17. Pettit, P. 1993, The conceptionl of a Republic, The Newsletter of PEGS, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. pp. 9, 16-17. Putterman, T. 2006, Berlins Two Concepts of Liberty A Reas sessment and decree, Polity, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 416-446. Riley, J. 2001, Interpreting Berlins Liberalism, The American governmental Science Review, vol. 95, no. 2, pp. pp. 283-295. Sigler, J.A. 1966, The Political Philosophy of C. Wright Mills, Science & Society, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. pp. 32-49. Stillman, R. 2003, Too Much shun Liberty? Too Little Positive Liberty? (Or Why Berlins Idea All Depends on Its Cultural Context), Administrative Theory & Praxis, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. pp. 581-583. Zedner, L. 2005, Securing Liberty in the Face of Terror Reflections from Criminal Justice, Journal of Law and Society, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. pp. 507-533.