TY - BOOK AU - Roach,Kent TI - The 9/11 effect: comparative counter-terrorism SN - 9781107006164 AV - HV6432.7 .R57 2011 U1 - 363.325/17 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 KW - Terrorism KW - United States KW - Prevention KW - Great Britain KW - Canada KW - Australia N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The United Nations responds; 3. Countries that did not immediately respond; 4. The United States responds: executive power and extra-legalism; 5. The United Kingdom responds: a legislative war on terrorism; 6. Australia responds: hyper legislation; 7. Canada responds: immigration, inquiries and human security; 8. Conclusions N2 - "This book examines the responses of the United Nations, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada responded to 9/11. It also examines how Egypt, Syria, Israel, Singapore and Indonesia had to do comparatively little to respond. The book provides a creitical take on how the United Nations promoted terrorism financing laws and the regulation of speech associated with terrorism while failing to agree on a definition of terrorism or the importance of repecting human rights while combating terrorism. It assesses some failures and challenges of counter-terrorism"-- UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2011009190-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1108/2011009190-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1110/2011009190-d.html ER -