Terror and the War on Dissent Freedom of Expression in the Age of Al-Qaeda /

• Main Author: Cram, Ian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Political science.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Human rights.; Intellectual property > Law and legislation.; Criminology.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; Human Rights.; International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.

Located within wider debates about ‘security versus liberty’ in our post 9/11 world, the book analyses the new landscape of UK counter terrorism powers and offences and focuses upon the deleterious consequences of the so-called ‘war on terror’ on freedom of political expression and association. Ques...

Table of Contents:

• ‘The War on Terror’ Security and Expressive Freedom
• The Protection of Dissent in International Human Rights Law
• The Regulation of Political Association and Possession of Documents Under Domestic Counter-Terrorist Laws
• Incitement and Glorification of Terrorism
• Constraints on Newsgathering and the Coercion of Media Organisations
• The Disclosure of State Secrets and Dissent: Official Secrets, DA Notices and Freedom of Information
• Conclusion.