Before the Next Attack

Informationen zum Autor Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science! Yale University! and the author or coauthor of more than fifteen books on political philosophy! constitutional law! and public policy! including Social Justice in the Liberal State! The Stakeholder Society! and Deliberation Day! all published by Yale University Press. Klappentext Terrorist attacks regularly trigger the enactment of repressive laws. This book presents a practical alternative. It proposes an 'emergency constitution' that would enable the government to take extraordinary actions to prevent a second strike in the short run while prohibiting permanent measures that destroy our freedom over the longer run. Zusammenfassung Terrorist attacks regularly trigger the enactment of repressive laws. This book presents a practical alternative. It proposes an 'emergency constitution' that would enable the government to take extraordinary actions to prevent a second strike in the short run while prohibiting permanent measures that destroy our freedom over the longer run.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Ackerman, Bruce A. Ackerman
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.03.2007
• EAN: 9780300122664
• ISBN: 978-0-300-12266-4
• No. of pages: 238
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 233 mm x 25 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law