Examining the erosion of people's democratic rights and the potential catastrophic dangers of neglecting civil liberties, this book explores the endemic danger of the enlarged power of the state and the central role of Government in undermining personal freedoms through the use of state force in the name of the protection of security. KATE MOSS is Professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Law, Social Science and Communications at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. She is a member of the Board of Trustees for Crime Reduction Initiatives and has also published 'Security and Liberty'. INDICE: Foreword;' M.Mansfield' - Acknowledgements - Liberty versus Security - Historical and Contemporary Deviations from Essential Civil Liberties - The Context of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act1998 - Article 3 and Torture - Article 5 and Detention without Trial - Article 6 and Extraordinary Rendition - Securing Rights bBut Which? - References - Index - '' -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23029-3
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 25/08/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés