Law and liberty in the war on terror/

Corporate Author: Federation Press
Other Authors: Williams, George,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annandale: Federation Press, 2007
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Law's role in the response to terrorism. 1. Law as a preventative weapon against terrorism / Philip Ruddock
  • 2. Legality and emergency : the judiciary in a time of terror / David Dyzenhaus, Rayner Thwaites
  • 3. The curious element of motive in definitions of terrorism : essential ingredient or criminalising thought? / Ben Saul
  • 4. The case for defining terrorism restraint and without reference to political or religious motive / Kent Roach
  • II. Criminalising terrorism : how far should the law go? 5. The effectiveness of criminal laws on terrorism / Robert Cornall
  • 6. Preparation for terrorism : catastrophic risk and precautionary criminal law / Andrew Goldsmith
  • 7. Australia's terrorism offences : a case against / Patrick Emerton
  • 8. Reconciling security and the right to a fair trial : the National Security Information Act in practice / Stephen Donaghue
  • 9. Preserving national security in the courtroom : a new battleground / Phillip Boulten
  • III. Beyond guilt or innocence : preventative orders and counter-terrorism. 10. Control orders and preventative detention : why alarm is misguided / Geoff McDonald
  • 11. A judicial perspective : the making of preventative detention orders / Margaret White
  • 12. The constitutional validity of prevention detention / James Renwick
  • IV. Human rights and terrorism : is a trade-off necessary? 13. When are restrictions on speech justified in the war on terror? / Katharine Gelber
  • 14. Torture : the fallacy of the ticking bomb / Sarah Joseph
  • 15. Torture : what is it, will it work and can it be justified? / Neil James
  • V. Australia's response compared. 16. Counter-terrorism law in New Zealand / Alex Conte
  • 17. The United Kingdom's anti-terrorism laws : lessons from Australia / Clive Walker
  • VI. The politics of Australia's terrorism debate. 18. Muslim communities : their voice in Australia's terrorism laws and policies / Waleed Aly
  • 19. News media responsibilities in reporting on terrorism / Tanja Dreher
  • VII. Terrorism and the rule of law. 20. Achieving security, respecting rights and maintaining the rule of law / Andrew Lynch