The struggle of democracy against terrorism
Subtitle: lessons from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel
By: Emanuel Gross.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Terrorism -- Israel -- Prevention.; Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.; Terrorism -- Great Britain -- Prevention.
Description: "In this book The Struggle of Democracy against Terrorism, Emanuel Gross examines the legal and moral complexities democracies face when dealing with terrorism. Drawing on his own experience as a former judge in the Israeli military courts, Gross compares the experiences of the United States, Israel, and the United Kingdom, providing a broad picture of the dangers posed by the measures these democracies use to combat terrorism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is terrorism? definitions and characteristics; title: The laws of war waged between democratic states and terrorist organizations; title: Interrogation of terrorists : the boundaries between permitted interrogation and forbidden torture; title: Administrative powers of military commanders in the struggle against terrorism; title: Administrative detentions and the use of terrorists as bargaining counters; title: The right to privacy in times of terrorism; title: Use of civilians as human shields; title: Thwarting terrorist acts by targeted preventive elimination; title: Lessons of the past and challenges for the future.