Inside Australia's anti-terrorism laws and trials / Andrew Lynch, Nicola McGarrity and George Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lynch, Andrew, author.

McGarrity, Nicola, author.

Williams, George, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--Australia.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--Australia.

National security--Australia.

National security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, Australia : NewSouth Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over ten years after Australia's first national laws were enacted to combat the threat of terrorism, yet more anti-terrorism laws were passed in the Australian Parliament in late 2014. The first laws were often introduced in great haste and were stunning in scope and number. The latest laws are similarly extensive and controversial. Yet again, powers and sanctions once thought to lie outside the rules of a liberal democracy except during wartime have become part of Australian law.Timely, piercing and in regard to the first set of laws, written with the benefit of hindsight, this book asks whether.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. What is a terrorist act?; 2. Criminalising terrorist acts and preparation for terrorism; 3. Terrorist organisations; 4. Terrorist financing; 5. Foreign incursions; 6. Prosecuting terrorist suspects; 7. Police powers; 8. Intelligence agencies; 9. Control orders; 10. Lessons; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 16, 2015).

ISBN:

1-74224-722-9

1-74224-195-6

OCLC:

897731925