| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 419 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Letters from the Front Miriam Gani and Penelope Mathew -- Part One. Identifying the Threat and Choosing the Weapons. Islam and the Politics of Terrorism: Aspects of the British Experience / John Strawson -- Another Modest Proposal: In Defence of the Prohibition against Torture / Desmond Manderson -- Protecting Constitutionalism in Treacherous Times: Why 'Rights' Don't Matter / W. Wesley Pue -- Part Two. Preparing the Ground: Balance, Proportionality, and Public Perceptions. Balancing Security and Liberty: Critical Perspectives on Terrorism Law Reform / Simon Bronitt -- Lay Perceptions of Terrorist Acts and Counter-Terrorism Responses: Role of Motive, Offence Construal, Siege Mentality and Human Rights / Mark Nolan -- The Proportionality Principle in the Context of Anti-Terrorism Laws: An Inquiry into the Boundaries between Human Rights Law and Public Policy / Christopher Michaelsen -- Part Three. Rules of Engagement: Beyond the Limits of the Law. More Law or Less Law? The Resilience of Human Rights Law and Institutions in the 'War on Terror' / Andrew Byrnes -- Black Holes, White Holes and Worm Holes: Pre-emptive Detention in the 'War on Terror' / Penelope Mathew -- Forgiving Terrorism: Trading Justice for Peace, or Imperiling the Peace? / Ben Saul -- Part Four. Reports from Two Theatres of War: Legislation, Sanctions and Prosecutions in Europe and Australia. The European Union as a Collective Actor in the Fight against Post-9/11 Terrorism: Progress and Problems of a Primarily Cooperative Approach / Jörg Monar -- The European Union, Counter-Terrorism Sanctions against Individuals and Human Rights Protection / Gabriele Porretto -- How Does it End? Reflections on Completed Prosecutions under Australia's Anti-Terrorism Legislation / Miriam Gani -- Executive Proscription of Terrorist Organisations in Australia: Exploring the Shifting Border between Crime and Politics / Russell Hogg. -- Part Five. Calling a Halt: The Role of Bills of Rights. Strapped to the Mast: The Siren Song of Dreadful Necessity, the United Kingdom Human Rights Act and the Terrorist Threat / Colm O'Cinneide -- The ACT Human Rights Act 2004 and the Commonwealth Anti-Terrorism Act (No 2) 2005: A Triumph for Federalism or a Federal Triumph? / Andrew Byrnes and Gabrielle McKinnon. |
| Summary |
"This collection seeks both to draw on and to engage critically with the metaphor of war in the context of terrorism. It brings together a group of experts from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany who write about terrorism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including international law and international relations, public and constitutional law, criminal law and criminology, legal theory, and psychology and law."--Publisher's description. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
War on Terrorism (2001-2009) (OCoLC)fst01754980
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Terrorism.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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National security -- Law and legislation.
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Islam and world politics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Terrorism.
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Islam and world politics. (OCoLC)fst00979897
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National security -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst01033727
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Terrorism. (OCoLC)fst01148101
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| Chronological Term |
2001-2009
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| Added Author |
Gani, Miriam.
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Mathew, Penelope.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fresh perspectives on the 'war on terror' 9781921313738 (DLC) 2009286936 (OCoLC)271658669 |
| ISBN |
9781921313745 (electronic bk.) |
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1921313749 (electronic bk.) |
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9781921313738 |
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1921313730 |
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1921313749 |
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