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Law and liberty in the war on terror / editors, Andrew Lynch, Edwina MacDonald, George Williams; foreword, Gerard Brennan.

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Law and liberty in the war on terror / editors, Andrew Lynch, Edwina MacDonald, George Williams; foreword, Gerard Brennan.
Publication
Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Lynch, Andrew, 1973-
  • Williams, George, 1969-
  • MacDonald, Edwina.
Description
xix, 252 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
"Outcome of a three-day symposium held in July 2007 to discuss the debate the role of law in responding to the threat of terrorism"--Preface.
Subject
  • Terrorism > Law and legislation > Australia
  • Terrorism > Australia
  • Criminal justice, Administration of > Australia
  • Terrorism > Government policy > Australia
  • Judicial power > Australia
  • Criminal law > Australia
  • Civil rights > Australia
  • Terrorism > Government policy
  • War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • I. Law's role in the response to terrorism. 1. Law as a preventative weapon against terrorism / Philip Ruddock -- 2. Legality and emergency : the judiciary in a time of terror / David Dyzenhaus, Rayner Thwaites -- 3. The curious element of motive in definitions of terrorism : essential ingredient or criminalising thought? / Ben Saul -- 4. The case for defining terrorism restraint and without reference to political or religious motive / Kent Roach -- II. Criminalising terrorism : how far should the law go? 5. The effectiveness of criminal laws on terrorism / Robert Cornall -- 6. Preparation for terrorism : catastrophic risk and precautionary criminal law / Andrew Goldsmith -- 7. Australia's terrorism offences : a case against / Patrick Emerton -- 8. Reconciling security and the right to a fair trial : the National Security Information Act in practice / Stephen Donaghue -- 9. Preserving national security in the courtroom : a new battleground / Phillip Boulten --^
  • III. Beyond guilt or innocence : preventative orders and counter-terrorism. 10. Control orders and preventative detention : why alarm is misguided / Geoff McDonald -- 11. A judicial perspective : the making of preventative detention orders / Margaret White -- 12. The constitutional validity of prevention detention / James Renwick -- IV. Human rights and terrorism : is a trade-off necessary? 13. When are restrictions on speech justified in the war on terror? / Katharine Gelber -- 14. Torture : the fallacy of the ticking bomb / Sarah Joseph -- 15. Torture : what is it, will it work and can it be justified? / Neil James -- V. Australia's response compared. 16. Counter-terrorism law in New Zealand / Alex Conte -- 17. The United Kingdom's anti-terrorism laws : lessons from Australia / Clive Walker -- VI. The politics of Australia's terrorism debate. 18. Muslim communities : their voice in Australia's terrorism laws and policies / Waleed Aly --^
  • 19. News media responsibilities in reporting on terrorism / Tanja Dreher -- VII. Terrorism and the rule of law. 20. Achieving security, respecting rights and maintaining the rule of law / Andrew Lynch.
ISBN
9781862876743 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2008431721
OCLC
185082097
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library