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Executive measures, terrorism and national security have the rules of the game changed? /

Main Author: Bonner, David.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.
Subjects:
War and emergency powers > History. > Great Britain
Executive power > Great Britain.
Terrorism > Great Britain.
National security > Great Britain.
Human rights > Great Britain.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10211146
Table of Contents:
  • Perspectives, themes and concepts
  • Before 9/11 : United Kingdom and empire 1905-2001
  • Dealing with the 'enemy at home' during the two world wars
  • Political violence and the Irish question
  • Undesirable 'aliens' : immigration control and deportation
  • Withdrawal from Empire : the Malayan, Cyprus and Kenyan emergencies
  • After 9/11 : overview and context
  • Executive measures after 9/11 : the powers and their use
  • Challenge mechanisms
  • Legal challenges and human rights issues
  • Retrospective and reflective.

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