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010 _a 2005028313
020 _a9780300112894 (cloth : alk. paper)
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100 1 _aAckerman, Bruce A.
245 1 0 _aBefore the next attack :
_bpreserving civil liberties in an age of terrorism /
_cBruce Ackerman.
260 _aNew Haven :
_bYale University Press,
_cc2006.
300 _a227 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThis is not a war -- This is not a crime -- This is an emergency -- The political constitution -- The role of judges -- American exceptionalism -- If Washington blows up? -- The morning after.
520 _aTerrorist attacks regularly trigger the enactment of repressive laws, setting in motion a vicious cycle that threatens to devastate civil liberties over the twenty-first century. In this book, Bruce Ackerman peers into the future and presents a practical alternative. He proposes an ʺemergency constitutionʺ that enables government to take extraordinary actions to prevent a second strike in the short run while
650 0 _aTerrorism
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aWar and emergency legislation
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aTerrorism
_xPrevention
_xLaw and legislation
_zUnited States.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip061/2005028313.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005028313-b.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005028313-d.html
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