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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... organization deserve to be remembered , grieved , and honored . They also deserve to have their killers hunted down , apprehended , and brought to justice , as all criminals should be in a civilized society . But abhorrent to their ...
... organization deserve to be remembered , grieved , and honored . They also deserve to have their killers hunted down , apprehended , and brought to justice , as all criminals should be in a civilized society . But abhorrent to their ...
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... ( organization ) , ( imperiled ) victims , and main targets are used to manipulate the main target ( audi- ence ( s ) ) , turning it into a target of terror , a target of demands , or target of attention , depending upon whether ...
... ( organization ) , ( imperiled ) victims , and main targets are used to manipulate the main target ( audi- ence ( s ) ) , turning it into a target of terror , a target of demands , or target of attention , depending upon whether ...
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... organizations that embrace terrorism as a means to impose their will . Such is the case with al Qaeda , a network of Islamist terrorist organizations whose main goal is to rid the.
... organizations that embrace terrorism as a means to impose their will . Such is the case with al Qaeda , a network of Islamist terrorist organizations whose main goal is to rid the.
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... organizations whose main goal is to rid the Middle East of Western ( and particularly U.S. ) influence . By ... organization and its aims . It is a deadly cat and mouse game writ large on the international landscape . In addition to the ...
... organizations whose main goal is to rid the Middle East of Western ( and particularly U.S. ) influence . By ... organization and its aims . It is a deadly cat and mouse game writ large on the international landscape . In addition to the ...
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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 |