Equal Justice in the Balance: America's Legal Responses to the Emerging Terrorist ThreatUniversity of Michigan Press, 11.11.2009 - 320 Seiten "We are in difficult times for the protection of our liberties. Nonetheless, citizens are showing an increased willingness to resist the erosion of the U.S. Constitution. . . . Lawson Mack and Kelly stress the importance of not giving up these fundamental rights and conclude with a message of optimism, noting an increased backlash against the administration's more draconian measures. Although the landscape is still quite bleak, change is in the air." -Michael Ratner, President, Center for Constitutional Rights, from the foreword "A compelling and sophisticated critique of the U.S. government's post-9/11 actions. Mack and Kelly set the stage with the historical perspective on America's response to terrorism and the assessment of terrorist threats, before launching into a comprehensive analysis of the USA Patriot Act. Their hard-hitting approach and easy-to-read style makes for a fascinating treatment of the government's legislative and executive response to the attacks." -Michael P. Scharf, Case Western Reserve University School of Law With its sweeping critique of the USA Patriot Act and the Bush administration's maneuvers in pursuit of terrorists, Equal Justice in the Balance is a sobering and exacting look at American legal responses to terrorism, both before and after 9/11. The authors detail wide-ranging and persuasive evidence that American antiterrorism legislation has led to serious infringements of our civil rights. They show us how deviations from our fundamental principles of fairness and justice in times of heightened national anxiety-whether the Red Scare, World War II, or the War on Terrorism-have resulted in overreaction and excess, later requiring apologies and reparations to those victimized by a paranoia-driven justice system. While terrorist attacks-especially on a large scale and on American soil-damage our national pride and sense of security, the authors offer powerful arguments for why we must allow our judicial infrastructure, imperfect as it is, to respond without undue interference from the politics of anger and vengeance. |
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America's Legal Responses to the Emerging Terrorist Threat Raneta Lawson Mack, Michael J. Kelly. EQUAL JUSTICE in the balance EQUAL JUSTICE in the balance America's Legal Responses to the.
America's Legal Responses to the Emerging Terrorist Threat Raneta Lawson Mack, Michael J. Kelly. EQUAL JUSTICE in the balance EQUAL JUSTICE in the balance America's Legal Responses to the.
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... Raneta Lawson Mack, Michael J. Kelly. 7. CONCLUSION 237 STRIKING THE BALANCE BETWEEN CIVIL LIBERTIES AND SECURITY 237 Appendixes 243 Notes 261 Bibliography 287 Index 291 viii Foreword Equal Justice in the Balance paints a gloomy picture.
... Raneta Lawson Mack, Michael J. Kelly. 7. CONCLUSION 237 STRIKING THE BALANCE BETWEEN CIVIL LIBERTIES AND SECURITY 237 Appendixes 243 Notes 261 Bibliography 287 Index 291 viii Foreword Equal Justice in the Balance paints a gloomy picture.
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... Balance paints a gloomy picture of the extent to which the executive , Congress , and the judiciary have employed different methods to limit fundamental constitutional rights since September 11 , 2001. The authors stress the importance ...
... Balance paints a gloomy picture of the extent to which the executive , Congress , and the judiciary have employed different methods to limit fundamental constitutional rights since September 11 , 2001. The authors stress the importance ...
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... balance in pursuit of vengeance is to abandon the ideas we inherited . America is better than that . Amer- ica is stronger than that . It is not for nothing that we are known as " the land of the free and the home of the brave . ” In ...
... balance in pursuit of vengeance is to abandon the ideas we inherited . America is better than that . Amer- ica is stronger than that . It is not for nothing that we are known as " the land of the free and the home of the brave . ” In ...
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... to a devastated nation , President Bush articulated the collec- tive sentiment of most Americans when he said , " All of this was EQUAL JUSTICE in the balance 2 brought upon us in 1. INTRODUCTION Defining the Challenge.
... to a devastated nation , President Bush articulated the collec- tive sentiment of most Americans when he said , " All of this was EQUAL JUSTICE in the balance 2 brought upon us in 1. INTRODUCTION Defining the Challenge.
Inhalt
2 AMERICAN RESPONSES TO TERRORISM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 2 |
3 ASSESSING THE TERRORIST THREAT | |
4 THE USA PATRIOT ACT A CHALLENGE TO EQUAL JUSTICE? | |
5 OTHER POST911 LEGAL RESPONSES | |
6 JUDICIAL REACTION TO THE POST911 LEGAL RESPONSES | |
CONCLUSION | |
Appendixes | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
index | |
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Seite 8 - Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives" (Federal Bureau of Investigation 1996, 3).
Seite 2 - But a judicial construction of the due process clause that will sustain this order is a far more subtle blow to liberty than the promulgation of the order itself.
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Protecting What Matters: Technology, Security, and Liberty since 9/11 Clayton Northouse Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2007 |