Michael Head

Crimes Against The State (eBook, ePUB)

From Treason to Terrorism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a detailed review of the range of what are generally classified as crimes against the state or against the government- rebellion, treason, mutiny, espionage, sedition, terrorism, riot and unlawful assembly - in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia. The volume closely examines the laws themselves, their judicial interpretation and their political use and abuse.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317157922
• Artikelnr.: 45096168

Autorenporträt

Dr Michael Head, B.Juris, LL.B. (Hons) (Monash), LLM (Columbia), Ph.D. (UWS), is Associate Professor in law at the University of Western Sydney. He is an established name in the fields of law and civil liberties. Over the past ten years, he has had a substantial range of publications in leading law journals. Head is also the author of Calling out the Troops - The Australian Military and Civil Unrest (Federation Press 2008), Administrative Law: Context and Critique (Federation Press, 2nd ed, 2008), Evgeny Pashukanis: A Critical Reappraisal (Routledge-Cavendish, 2008) and co-author with Dr Scott Mann of Law in Perspective: Ethics, society and critical thinking (UNSW Press, 2nd ed, 2008) and Domestic Deployment of the Armed Forces: Military Powers, Law and Human Rights (Ashgate 2009).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: What are 'Crimes against the State'?
1. A Controversial History
2. The United States: Free Speech in 'War' and 'Peace'
3. Insurrection
Rebellion and Unlawful Associations
4. Treason and Mutiny
5. Espionage
Official Secrets and Sabotage
6. Sedition and Politically Motivated Violence
7. Terrorism
8. Riot
Affray and Unlawful Assembly
9. Emergency Powers
Martial Law and Official Lawlessness
10. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index