Research Catalog

Title

Global anti-terrorism law and policy / edited by Victor V. Ramraj, Michael Hor and Kent Roach.

Publication

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hor, Michael Yew Meng
• Ramraj, Victor Vridar, 1968-
• Roach, Kent

Description

xi, 650 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

In response to the globalized nature of terrorism, anti-terrorism law and policy have become matters of global concern. This is an edited volume written by world experts, covering developments in anti-terrorism law and policy on six continents.

Subject

• Terrorism > Prevention > Government policy
• National security > Law and legislation
• War and emergency legislation

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Terrorism and the counter-terrorism discourse / Laura K. Donahue -- The question of a generic definition of terrorism under general international law / C.L. Lim -- The state of emergency in legal theory / David Dyzenhaus -- Stability and flexibility : a dicey business / Orin Gross -- Terrorism, risk perception and judicial review / Victor V. Ramraj -- The criminal law and terrorism / Kent Roach -- And fairness for all? : Asylum, national security and the rule of law / Colin Harvey -- The financial war on terrorism / Kevin E. Davis -- Terrorism and technology : policy changes and current responses / Mary W.S. Wong -- Recent developments relating to terrorism and aviation security / Alan Khee-Jin Tan -- International responses to combat maritime terrorism / Robert C. Beckman -- Law and terror : Singapore stories and Malaysian dilemmas / Michael Hor -- Indonesia's anti-terrorism law / Hikmaanto Juwana --^
• The Philippines : the weakest link in the fight against terrorism? / H. Harry L. Roque, Jr. -- Japan's response to terrorism post 9/11 / Mark Fenwick -- Legal and institutional responses to terrorism in India / V. Vijayakumar -- Enacting security laws in Hong Kong / Simon N.M. Young -- Southeast Asian cooperation on anti terrorism : the dynamics and limits of regional responses / Simon S.C. Tay and Tan Hsien Li -- Anti-terrorism law and policy : the case of the European Union / Jorg Monar -- Legislative over-breadth, democratic failure and the judicial response : fundamental rights and the UK's anti-terrorist illegal policy / Helen Fenwick and Gavin Phillipson -- United States responses to September 11 / William C. Banks -- Canada's response to terrorism / Kent Roach -- The rule of law and the regulation of terrorism in Australia and New Zealand / George Williams -- Terrorism and governance in South Africa and Eastern Africa / C.H. Powell --^
• Rocks, hard places and human rights : anti-terrorism law and policy in Arabic states / Lynn Welchman -- Terrorism in Argentina : government as its own worst enemy / William C. Banks and Alejandro D. Carrio -- Postscript. Some recent developments / Victor V. Ramraj, Michael Hor and Kent Roach.

ISBN

• 9780521851251
• 0521851254

LCCN

^^2006272893

OCLC

• 61702425
• SCSB-10458777

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library