What price security? : taking stock of Australia's anti-terror laws / Andrew Lynch & George Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lynch, Andrew, 1973-

Contributor:

Williams, George, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Law and legislation--Australia.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Australia--Prevention.

Civil rights--Australia.

Civil rights.

Terrorism--Law and legislation.

Australia.

Physical Description:

95 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2006.

Summary:

Australia's anti-terror laws are attracting renewed controversy as the legal system grapples with new crimes and the growing role of intelligence agencies. In just five years the Australian parliament has created 37 pieces of legislation dealing directly with terrorism - laws limiting freedom of speech and creating new categories of crime and new ways of dealing with suspects. With so much change in such a short time it is difficult for Australians to judge the impact on their freedoms or to understand how the law works. In this book Andrew Lynch and George Williams provide a clear and accessible guide to the key components of Australia's anti-terrorism laws.

What Price Security? examines the new crimes of terrorism and the powers ASIO has to question and detain members of the community. It discusses sedition, control orders, preventative detention and how judicial processes have been modified to deal with terrorism offences. Andrew Lynch and George Williams have made major contributions to the public debate since September 11. In this book they examine whether Australia has gone too far in limiting democratic rights in the fight against terrorism.

Contents:

1 Crimes of terror 14

2 Monitoring, questioning and detaining: ASIO's new powers 29

3 Pre-emptive policy: preventative detention and control orders 41

4 Shades of grey: freedom of speech 59

5 Prosecuting terrorists 71

6 What price security? 85.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780868409092

086840909X

OCLC:

81948801