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Democracy, protest, and the law : defending a democratic right / Michael Head.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Head, Michael, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Demonstrations--Law and legislation.
- Demonstrations.
- Assembly, Right of.
- Constituent power.
- Civil rights.
- Democracy.
- Political crimes and offenses.
- Police power.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 198 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Michael Head is a professor of law at Western Sydney University, Australia. He is a well-known writer on democratic rights, emergency powers and war powers.
- Contents:
- Introduction : how to defend the right to protest and genuine democracy?
- The growth of mass protests globally
- Origins and significance of the right to protest
- Is there a legal right to protest?
- Constitutional protection of the right to protest?
- Expanding anti-protest laws
- Crimes against the state
- Use of police powers to combat protests
- What is at stake?
- How to defend and extend democracy?
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 08, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Head, Michael, 1952- Democracy, protest, and the law
- ISBN:
- 9781040004982
- 1040004989
- 9781040005026
- 1040005020
- 9781003100652
- 1003100651
- Publisher Number:
- 40032241704
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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