Terror Laws: Asio, Counter-Terrorism and the Threat to Democracy
By (Author) Jenny Hocking
UNSW Press
UNSW Press
1st October 2003
Australia
General
Non Fiction
Terrorism, armed struggle
Military and defence strategy
Human rights, civil rights
303.6250994
Paperback
304
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
450g
The underlying concern of this book is the issue of balancing the needs for national security with individual rights and freedoms. Hocking argues that current security legislation compromises the separation of powers and individual legal and political rights.