Examining the erosion of people's democratic rights and the potential catastrophic dangers of neglecting civil liberties, this book explores the endemic danger of the enlarged power of the state and the central role of Government in undermining personal freedoms through the use of state force in the name of the protection of security.
Autorentext
KATE MOSS is Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Law, Social Science and Communications at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for Crime Reduction Initiatives and has also published Security and Liberty.
Inhalt
Foreword; M.Mansfield Acknowledgements Liberty versus Security Historical and Contemporary Deviations from Essential Civil Liberties The Context of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 Article 3 and Torture Article 5 and Detention without Trial Article 6 and Extraordinary Rendition Securing Rights But Which? References Index
Titel
Balancing Liberty and Security
Untertitel
Human Rights, Human Wrongs
Autor
EAN
9780230319318
ISBN
978-0-230-31931-8
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
26.10.2011
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Wasserzeichen
Dateigrösse
1.53 MB
Anzahl Seiten
251
Jahr
2011
Untertitel
Englisch
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