Homeland Security Law

A Primer

Tyll Van Geel (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

228 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
9781138369696 (ISBN)

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This book addresses the essential elements of homeland security law including: branches of government and institutions involved in counter-terrorism law; border control and immigration; surveillance; preventive detention and habeas corpus; cyberterrorism; and military detention and military commissions.

Since 2001 the U.S. government has been engaged in the delicate balancing act of seeking to protect the country against terrorism, both foreign-connected and wholly domestic, while taking into account a number of constitutional protections that can all too easily be trammelled in the effort to assure domestic security. At the same time the development of these policies has created significant constitutional tension among the three branches of the federal government, especially when the President vigorously asserts claims of sweeping power as commander-in-chief in such a way as to raise warnings about the emergence of an imperial presidency. Simultaneously, the rule of law has been placed under stress as the technological prowess of the government has grown.

This book addresses these topics in an accessible manner, covering the key developments of domestic security law related to terrorism. Tyll van Geel covers the essential elements of homeland security law including: branches of government and institutions involved in counterterrorism law; border control and immigration; surveillance; the searching of computers and cell phones; the prosecution of terrorists for any number of crimes, including cyberterrorism; military detention; the prosecution of unprivileged enemy belligerents in military commissions; and habeas corpus. The book is designed to offer a clear guide to current issues in domestic security in response to terrorism and will be a valuable guide for concerned citizens as well as undergraduate students studying domestic politics or national security.

Tyll van Geel is Earl B. Taylor Professor Emeritus, University of Rochester.

Introduction; Chapter 1 – The Counterterrorism Enterprise; Chapter 2 – President Bush and Mass Surveillance; Chapter 3 – Mass Surveillance Today; Chapter 4 – Securing the Borders; Chapter 5 – Airline Security and the No Fly List; Chapter 6 – Investigating Individual Suspects; Chapter 7 – The Trial; Chapter 8 – Military Detention and Interrogation; Chapter 9 – Military Commissions: Trials; Chapter 10 – Protection Against Being 'Disappeared'; Select Bibliography; Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.12.2018
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	382 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-13	9781138369696 / 9781138369696
Zustand	Neuware