Emergencies and the limits of legality
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521895996
Date de publication :
13 nov. 2008
Dimensions :
23,2 x 15,5 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
810 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The essays in this book examine the ability of law and the courts to constrain state powers (e.g. of preventive detention and torture) exercised in the course of an emergency such as the aftermath of a terrorist attack.