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Terror in the Balance: Security, Liberty, and the Courts

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Terror in the Balance: Security, Liberty, and the Courts - Posner, Eric A, and Vermeule, Adrian
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In Terror in the Balance , Posner and Vermeule take on civil libertarians of both the left and the right, arguing that the government should be given wide latitude to adjust policy and liberties in the times of emergency. They emphasize the virtues of unilateral executive actions and argue for making extensive powers available to the executive as warranted. At a time when the 'struggle against violent extremism' dominates the United States' agenda, this important and controversial work will spark discussion in the ...

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Terror in the Balance: Security, Liberty, and the Courts 2007, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780195310252

Hardcover