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The Cost Of Counterterrorism: Power, Politics, And Liberty

By Laura K. Donohue

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
0521844444, 9780521844444, 0521605873, 9780521605878, 0511551193, 9780511551192, 12820013029781282001305, 051148044X, 9780511480447, 0511473982, 9780511473982, 0511479646, 9780511479649, 0511478755, 9780511478758
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2525172 bytes)
Edition
1st Edition
Pages
514\514
Time added
2020-09-19 12:31:19
Civil Rights: United StatesNational Security: Law And Legislation: United StaTerrorism: United States: Prevention

Description

In the aftermath of a terrorist attack political stakes are high: legislators fear being seen as lenient or indifferent and often grant the executive broader authorities without thorough debate. The judiciary's role, too, is restricted: constitutional structure and cultural norms narrow the courts' ability to check the executive at all but the margins. The dominant 'Security or Freedom' framework for evaluating counterterrorist law thus fails to capture an important characteristic: increased executive power that shifts the balance between branches of government. This book re-calculates the cost of counterterrorist law to the United Kingdom and the United States, arguing that the damage caused is significantly greater than first appears. Donohue warns that the proliferation of biological and nuclear materials, together with willingness on the part of extremists to sacrifice themselves, may drive each country to take increasingly drastic measures with a resultant shift in the basic structure of both states.

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