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Law, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Terrorism /

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It is commonly believed that a state facing a terrorist threat responds with severe legislation that compromises civil liberties in favour of national security. Roger Douglas compares responses to terrorism by five liberal democracies-- the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and N...

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Main Author: Douglas, Roger (Roger Neil) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Torture.
Terrorism > Prevention > Law and legislation.
Terrorism.
National security > Law and legislation.
Government information > Access control.
Detention of persons.
Civil rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Law.
terrorism.
Terrorisme.
Information sur l'État > Acces > Contrôle.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • The specter of terrorism
  • Responding to the threat
  • What is terrorism?
  • Gathering information
  • Protecting government secrets while protecting due process?
  • Guilt by association
  • Terrorism offences
  • Detention without conviction
  • Torture and coercive questioning.

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