Courts and Terrorism: Nine Nations Balance Rights and Security - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107001102 ISBN 13: 9781107001107

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Since ancient times, terror tactics have been used to achieve political ends and likely will continue into the foreseeable future. Preserving national security and the safety of civilian populations while maintaining democratic principles and respecting human rights requires a delicate balancing act. In democracies, monitoring that balance typically falls to the courts. Courts and Terrorism examines how judiciaries in nine separate nations have responded, not just to the current wave of Al Qaeda threats, but also to nacro-trafficking, domestic terrorism, and organized crime syndicates. Terrorism is not a new phenomenon, and even though the reactions have varied significantly, common themes emerge. This volume discusses eleven case studies and analyzes the experiences of these various nations in their battles with terrorism to reveal the judicial quandary for democratic governance and the rule of law in the twenty-first century.

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Book Description:

Courts and Terrorism examines how judiciaries in nine separate nations have responded to terror tactics, not just to the current wave of Al Qaeda threats, but also to nacro-trafficking, domestic terrorism, and organized crime syndicates. The volume discusses eleven case studies and analyzes the experiences of these various nations to reveal the common themes.

About the Author:

Mary L. Volcansek is Professor of Political Science at Texas Christian University. She has written or co-authored five books and is editor or co-editor of five others. With John F. Stack, Jr, she edited Courts Crossing Borders: Blurring the Lines of Sovereignty (2005) and, with Donald W. Jackson and Michael C. Tolley, Globalizing Justice: Critical Perspectives on Transnational Law and the Cross-Border Migration of Legal Norms (2010). She has also published multiple articles and book chapters, and is the author of Judicial Politics: A Comparative Lens (with John F. Stack, Jr, Cambridge University Press, 2014).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1107001102
• ISBN 13: 9781107001107
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Volcansek Mary L., Stack Jr John F.