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Law, liberty, and the pursuit of terrorism /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Douglas, Roger (Roger Neil) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.