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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451718703321

Autore

Posner Eric A

Titolo

Terror in the balance [[electronic resource] ] : security, liberty, and the courts / / Eric A. Posner, Adrian Vermeule

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-15908-5

9786611159085

0-19-804237-X

1-4294-9311-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

VermeuleAdrian <1968->

Disciplina

342.73/0412

Soggetti

War and emergency powers - United States

National security - Law and legislation - United States

Civil rights - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The tradeoff thesis -- The panic theory -- The democratic failure theory -- The Ratchet theory, and other long-run effects -- Institutional alternatives to judicial deference -- Coercive interrogation -- Speech, due process, and political trials -- Military force.

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction. Part I: Constitutional Law and Theory. 1. Emergencies, Tradeoffs, and Deference. 2. The Panic Theory. 3. The Democratic Failure Theory. 4. The Ratchet Theory and Other Long-Run Effects. Part II: Applications. 5. Institutional Alternatives to Judicial Deference. 6. Coercive Interrogation. 7. Speech, Due Process, and Political Trials. 8. Military Force. Conclusion: Emergency Powers and Lawyers' Expertise. Notes. Index