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The struggle of democracy against terrorism : lessons from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel / Emanuel Gross.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2006.Description: xiii, 291 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0813925312 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780813925318 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345/.02 22
LOC classification:
  • K5256 G76 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
What is terrorism? definitions and characteristics -- The laws of war waged between democratic states and terrorist organizations -- Interrogation of terrorists : the boundaries between permitted interrogation and forbidden torture -- Administrative powers of military commanders in the struggle against terrorism -- Administrative detentions and the use of terrorists as bargaining counters -- The right to privacy in times of terrorism -- Use of civilians as human shields -- Thwarting terrorist acts by targeted preventive elimination -- Lessons of the past and challenges for the future.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) K5256 G76 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 1 Available 00000053515

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-284) and index.

What is terrorism? definitions and characteristics -- The laws of war waged between democratic states and terrorist organizations -- Interrogation of terrorists : the boundaries between permitted interrogation and forbidden torture -- Administrative powers of military commanders in the struggle against terrorism -- Administrative detentions and the use of terrorists as bargaining counters -- The right to privacy in times of terrorism -- Use of civilians as human shields -- Thwarting terrorist acts by targeted preventive elimination -- Lessons of the past and challenges for the future.

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