Harbinger theory how the post-9/11 emergency became permanent and the case for reform
Diab, Robert
Harbinger theory how the post-9/11 emergency became permanent and the case for reform - London Oxford University Press 2015 - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
North American law has been transformed in ways unimaginable before 9/11. Laws now authorise and courts have condoned indefinite detention without charge on secret evidence, mass secret surveillance, and targeted killing of U.S. citizens, suggesting a shift in the cultural currency of a liberal form of legality to authoritarian legality. This book demonstrates that extreme measures have been consistently embraced in politics, scholarship, and public opinion in a specific belief that 9/11 was the harbinger of a new order of terror.
9780190243234
Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation.
Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--United States.
Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--Canada.
War and emergency powers.
War and emergency powers--United States.
War and emergency powers--Canada.
K5256 / .D53 2015
344.730532517 / DI-H
Harbinger theory how the post-9/11 emergency became permanent and the case for reform - London Oxford University Press 2015 - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
North American law has been transformed in ways unimaginable before 9/11. Laws now authorise and courts have condoned indefinite detention without charge on secret evidence, mass secret surveillance, and targeted killing of U.S. citizens, suggesting a shift in the cultural currency of a liberal form of legality to authoritarian legality. This book demonstrates that extreme measures have been consistently embraced in politics, scholarship, and public opinion in a specific belief that 9/11 was the harbinger of a new order of terror.
9780190243234
Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation.
Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--United States.
Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--Canada.
War and emergency powers.
War and emergency powers--United States.
War and emergency powers--Canada.
K5256 / .D53 2015
344.730532517 / DI-H