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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... result in differential applications and outcomes, a number of other questions that take into account historical precedent and consistency with America's guiding principles must also be considered. For example, how would this patchwork ...
... result in differential applications and outcomes, a number of other questions that take into account historical precedent and consistency with America's guiding principles must also be considered. For example, how would this patchwork ...
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... danger. Yet, even using general themes as a reference point sometimes yields unsatisfactory results. For, as history reveals, yesterday's terrorists are today's statesmen and vice versa. Jerry Addams of Ireland's Sinn Fein and.
... danger. Yet, even using general themes as a reference point sometimes yields unsatisfactory results. For, as history reveals, yesterday's terrorists are today's statesmen and vice versa. Jerry Addams of Ireland's Sinn Fein and.
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... result in a striking ability to dehumanize victims of terrorist violence, which ultimately enables terrorists to perpetrate deadly activities without remorse. Still, it is not uncommon for terrorist groups to offer strategic and ...
... result in a striking ability to dehumanize victims of terrorist violence, which ultimately enables terrorists to perpetrate deadly activities without remorse. Still, it is not uncommon for terrorist groups to offer strategic and ...
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... result, Crenshaw concludes, terrorism may reflect the outcome of a cost-benefit analysis where the costs, although high, are perceived to be outweighed by the benefits.12 Crenshaw further opines that, because terrorist activity is a ...
... result, Crenshaw concludes, terrorism may reflect the outcome of a cost-benefit analysis where the costs, although high, are perceived to be outweighed by the benefits.12 Crenshaw further opines that, because terrorist activity is a ...
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... result of the attacks. Analysts predict that these claims could reach a crippling $50 billion. A draft report by NATO's Economics and Security Committee entitled The Economic Consequences of ii September and the Economic Dimension of ...
... result of the attacks. Analysts predict that these claims could reach a crippling $50 billion. A draft report by NATO's Economics and Security Committee entitled The Economic Consequences of ii September and the Economic Dimension of ...
Inhalt
2 AMERICAN RESPONSES TO TERRORISM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | |
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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