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Fresh perspectives on the 'war on terror' /

On 20 September 2001, in an address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American people, President George W Bush declared a 'war on terror'. The concept of the 'war on terror' has proven to be both an attractive and a potent rhetorical device. It has been adopted and elaborate...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gani, Miriam, Mathew, Penelope
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Canberra : ANU E Press, [2008]
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  • Introduction: Letters from the Front Miriam Gani and Penelope Mathew
  • Part One. Identifying the Threat and Choosing the Weapons. Islam and the Politics of Terrorism: Aspects of the British Experience / John Strawson
  • Another Modest Proposal: In Defence of the Prohibition against Torture / Desmond Manderson
  • Protecting Constitutionalism in Treacherous Times: Why 'Rights' Don't Matter / W. Wesley Pue
  • Part Two. Preparing the Ground: Balance, Proportionality, and Public Perceptions. Balancing Security and Liberty: Critical Perspectives on Terrorism Law Reform / Simon Bronitt
  • Lay Perceptions of Terrorist Acts and Counter-Terrorism Responses: Role of Motive, Offence Construal, Siege Mentality and Human Rights / Mark Nolan
  • The Proportionality Principle in the Context of Anti-Terrorism Laws: An Inquiry into the Boundaries between Human Rights Law and Public Policy / Christopher Michaelsen
  • Part Three. Rules of Engagement: Beyond the Limits of the Law. More Law or Less Law? The Resilience of Human Rights Law and Institutions in the 'War on Terror' / Andrew Byrnes
  • Black Holes, White Holes and Worm Holes: Pre-emptive Detention in the 'War on Terror' / Penelope Mathew
  • Forgiving Terrorism: Trading Justice for Peace, or Imperiling the Peace? / Ben Saul
  • Part Four. Reports from Two Theatres of War: Legislation, Sanctions and Prosecutions in Europe and Australia. The European Union as a Collective Actor in the Fight against Post-9/11 Terrorism: Progress and Problems of a Primarily Cooperative Approach / Jörg Monar
  • The European Union, Counter-Terrorism Sanctions against Individuals and Human Rights Protection / Gabriele Porretto
  • How Does it End? Reflections on Completed Prosecutions under Australia's Anti-Terrorism Legislation / Miriam Gani
  • Executive Proscription of Terrorist Organisations in Australia: Exploring the Shifting Border between Crime and Politics / Russell Hogg.
  • Part Five. Calling a Halt: The Role of Bills of Rights. Strapped to the Mast: The Siren Song of Dreadful Necessity, the United Kingdom Human Rights Act and the Terrorist Threat / Colm O'Cinneide
  • The ACT Human Rights Act 2004 and the Commonwealth Anti-Terrorism Act (No 2) 2005: A Triumph for Federalism or a Federal Triumph? / Andrew Byrnes and Gabrielle McKinnon.