Domestic deployment of the armed forces
Subtitle: military powers, law and human rights
By: by Michael Head and Scott Mann.
Contributors: Mann, Scott.
Series: International and comparative criminal justice
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780754673460
Subjects: Military law; Armed Forces -- Civic action; Civil-military relations; Internal security
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An international trend; title: The troubled historical record; title: United States : eroding protections against military intervention; title: Canada : making "domestic security" a core mission; title: Britain : "defend the state"; title: Germany and Italy : post-war restrictions under challenge; title: Japan : undermining the "pacifist" clause; title: Australia : legislating military powers; title: Legal immunities and uncertainties; title: Wider legal, political, and democratic implications.