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Equal justice in the balance [electronic resource] : America's legal responses to the emerging terrorist threat /

by Mack, Raneta Lawson; Kelly, Michael J; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2004Description: xx, 296 p.ISBN: .Subject(s): Due process of law -- United States | Privacy, Right of -- United States | Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention | Law enforcement -- United States | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction : defining the challenge -- American responses to terrorism : a historical perspective -- Assessing the terrorist threat -- The USA Patriot Act : a challenge to equal justice? -- Other post-9/11 legal responses -- Judicial reaction to the post-9/11 legal responses -- Conclusion : striking the balance between civil liberties and security.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-290) and index.

Introduction : defining the challenge -- American responses to terrorism : a historical perspective -- Assessing the terrorist threat -- The USA Patriot Act : a challenge to equal justice? -- Other post-9/11 legal responses -- Judicial reaction to the post-9/11 legal responses -- Conclusion : striking the balance between civil liberties and security.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.


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