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The 9/11 effect : comparative counter-terrorism / Kent Roach.

Title
The 9/11 effect : comparative counter-terrorism / Kent Roach.
Author
Roach, Kent
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

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Description
xiv, 477 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book examines the responses of the United Nations, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada responded to 9/11. It also examines how Egypt, Syria, Israel, Singapore and Indonesia had to do comparatively little to respond. The book provides a creitical take on how the United Nations promoted terrorism financing laws and the regulation of speech associated with terrorism while failing to agree on a definition of terrorism or the importance of repecting human rights while combating terrorism. It assesses some failures and challenges of counter-terrorism"--
Subject
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • Terrorism > United States > Prevention
  • Terrorism > Great Britain > Prevention
  • Terrorism > Canada > Prevention
  • Terrorism > Australia > Prevention
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- The United Nations responds : security council listing and legislation -- Countries that did not immediately respond -- The United States responds : executive power and extra-legalism -- The United Kingdom responds : a legislative war on terrorism -- Australia responds : hyper-legislation -- Canada responds : border and human security -- Conclusions.
ISBN
  • 9781107006164
  • 1107006163
  • 9780521185059 (pbk.)
  • 052118505X (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2011009190
OCLC
706965727
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library