Administrative detentions : balancing civil rights and national security
In response to the threat of modern terrorism, democratic governments take steps which curtail civil rights, ostensibly to protect national security. Administrative detention is one of the more commonly taken steps. This paper traces the history of civil liberties and administrative detention in Bri...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31598 |