A military expert describes how a secret group of powerful and unelected men of the national security establishment keep the nation safe from terrorism through the steady erosion and undermining of everyday freedoms protected by the Constitution
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"Since 9/11, the U.S. government has acted in a variety of ways--some obvious, some nearly invisible--to increase its surveillance and detention power over American citizens and residents. While most of us have made our peace with the various new restrictions on our civil libert…
This title examines the costs and benefits associated with different ways that governments have wielded extra-legal powers in times of emergency. It surveys distinct models of emergency governments and draw diverse and conflicting approaches by joining influential thinkers into …
This title examines the costs and benefits associated with different ways that governments have wielded extra-legal powers in times of emergency. It surveys distinct models of emergency governments and draw diverse and conflicting approaches by joining influential thinkers into …
"Constitutional systems aim to regulate government behavior through stable and predictable laws, but when their citizens' freedom, security, and stability is threatened by exigencies, often the government must take extraordinary action regardless of whether it has the legal auth…
This title examines the costs and benefits associated with different ways that governments have wielded extra-legal powers in times of emergency. It surveys distinct models of emergency governments and draw diverse and conflicting approaches by joining influential thinkers into …
The ideal state of emergency -- The permanent state of emergency -- Permanent states of emergency and constituent power -- Permanent states of emergency and legal black holes -- Permanent states of emergency and legal grey holes -- Alternatives to constitutional emergency accomm…
The ideal state of emergency -- The permanent state of emergency -- Permanent states of emergency and constituent power -- Permanent states of emergency and legal black holes -- Permanent states of emergency and legal grey holes -- Alternatives to constitutional emergency accomm…
The ideal state of emergency -- The permanent state of emergency -- Permanent states of emergency and constituent power -- Permanent states of emergency and legal black holes -- Permanent states of emergency and legal grey holes -- Alternatives to Constitutional States of emerge…
The ideal state of emergency -- The permanent state of emergency -- Permanent states of emergency and constituent power -- Permanent states of emergency and legal black holes -- Permanent states of emergency and legal grey holes -- Alternatives to constitutional emergency accomm…
Over the last 20 years the world's most advanced militaries have invited a small number of military legal professionals into the heart of their targeting operations, spaces which had previously been exclusively for generals and commanders. These professionals, trained and hired …
The issue of who has the power to declare war or authorise military action in a democracy has become a major legal and political issue, internationally, and is set to become even more pertinent in the immediate future, particularly in the wake of military action in Syria, ongoin…