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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782682403321

Autore

Donohue Laura K. <1969->

Titolo

The cost of counterterrorism : power, politics, and liberty / / Laura K. Donohue [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-107-17535-6

0-511-47964-6

9786612001307

1-282-00130-2

0-511-55119-3

0-511-47723-6

0-511-48044-X

0-511-47579-9

0-511-47875-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 500 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

343.73/01

Soggetti

National security - Law and legislation - United States

Civil rights - United States

Terrorism - United States - Prevention

National security - Law and legislation - Great Britain

Terrorism - Great Britain - Prevention

Terrorism - Prevention - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-467) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Perilous dichotomy -- Indefinite detention and coercive Interrogation -- Financial counterterrorism -- Privacy and surveillance -- Terrorist speech and free expression -- Auxiliary precautions.

Sommario/riassunto

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.