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Counter-terrorism, human rights and the rule of law : crossing legal boundaries in defence of the state / edited by Aniceto Masferrer, Clive Walker.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--Prevention--International cooperation.
- Human rights.
- Rule of law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (354 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The initial responses to 9/11 engaged categorical questions about 'war', 'terrorism', and 'crime'. Now the implementation of counter-terrorism law is infused with dichotomies - typically depicted as the struggle between security and human rights but explored more exactingly in this book as traversing boundaries around the roles of lawyers, courts, and crimes; the relationships between police, military, and security agencies; and the interplay of international and national enforcement. The contributors to this book explore how developments in counter-terrorism have resulted in pressures to cros
- Contents:
- part I. Crossing legal boundaries in conceptual categories
- part II. Crossing legal boundaries from liberty to crime
- part III. Crossing legal boundaries in criminal justice systems
- part IV. Crossing legal boundaries in counter-terrorism organisations.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781781954478
- 178195447X
- OCLC:
- 859650570
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