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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Canberra :
ANU E Press,
[2008]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.