U. S. Federal Legal Responses to Terrorism [Hardcover]

Yonah Alexander (Author), Edgar H. Brenner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1571052526 | ISBN-13: 978-1571052520

For the past four decades, the United States was victimised by both domestic and international terrorism. The September 11, 2001 brutal attacks were the most devastating terrorist acts ever recorded in history. The United States federal legal responses to the challenge of terrorism constitute a substantial and far ranging body of statutory law. The materials included in this volume are the most important laws that concern the threat of terrorism. Many of these laws are part of the general criminal and civil laws of the United States and apply to various forms of criminal and civil activity, including, but not limited, to terrorism. The book also incorporated the latest legislation, the USA Patriot Act of 2001, signed into law by President George W. Bush on 26 October 2001. Terrorism-related topics include aliens and nationality; armed forces; crimes and criminal procedure; aviation; biological and chemical weapons; foreign relations, antiterrorism assistance, diplomatic security, judiciary and judicial procedure; shipping; transportation; and war and national defence.

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About the Author

Professor Yonah Alexander is a Senior Fellow and Director, International Center for Terrorism Studies, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, as well as, Director, Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies and Co-Director, Inter University Center for Legal Studies. He has published 85 books in the field of terrorism and international affairs and is founding editor of Terrorism: An International Journal, Political Communication and Persuasion: An International Journal, and Minority and Group Rights: An International Journal.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 524 pages
• Publisher: Transnational Pub (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571052526
• ISBN-13: 978-1571052520
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,807,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)