Terrorism and the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security

ISBN-13: 9781565849396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 320 str.

David Cole; James X. Dempsey; Nancy Talanian

Opis

Tracing the history of government intrusions on Constitutional rights in response to threats from abroad, Cole and Dempsey warn that a society in which civil liberties are sacrificed in the name of national security is in fact less secure than one in which they are upheld.A new chapter includes a discussion of domestic spying, preventive detention, the many court challenges to post 9/11 abuses, implementation of the PATRIOT ACT, and efforts to reestablish the checks and balances left behind in the rush to strengthen governmental powers.
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