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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813578603321

Autore

Beckman James

Titolo

Comparative legal approaches to homeland security and anti-terrorism / / James Beckman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, : Ashgate, 2007

ISBN

1-315-57309-1

1-317-16306-0

1-317-16305-2

1-281-09890-6

9786611098902

0-7546-8585-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Homeland security series

Disciplina

345.02

Soggetti

National security - Law and legislation

Terrorism - Prevention

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

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 The United States; 2 The United Kingdom; 3 Germany; 4 Spain; 5 Russia; 6 Japan; 7 Israel; 8 International Law Components-EU and International Law Considerations; 9 The Current Status of Homeland Security; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The spectre and fear of another terrorist attack looms large for most of the world's citizenry and for the domestic law agencies charged with protecting these citizens and countries. This book explores how various countries have dealt with or are dealing with homeland security in the aftermath of terrorist attacks.