Counter terrorism issues : case studies in the courtroom

"Drawing extensively upon trial transcripts, witness statements, and judicial opinions, the book reviews the events and cases to demonstrate how the criminal justice system has grappled with conflicting facts and countervailing legal rights and responsibilities. Through the words of witnesses,...

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Main Author Castagnera, James (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2024.
EditionSecond Edition.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781003474104
1003474101
9781040103494
1040103499
9781040103449
1040103448
9781032754628
9781032754604
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • The fire bell in the night : the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
  • Homegrown terrorists : Tim Mcveigh and Terry Nichols (1995)
  • Should Zacarias Moussaoui die for Usama bin Laden's sins? (2006)
  • It shouldn't happen to a dog? : the trial of the SHAC 7 (2006)
  • All my trials soon be over? : Sami al-Arian (2005-2010)
  • Victims fight back : the Persian antiquities cases (2001-2012)
  • At the tipping point on the scales of justice : national security vs Civil liberties [when a U.S. citizen is declared an unlawful enemy combatant]
  • Of wanna-be's and bumblers : the Fort Dix conspirators and the underwear bomber
  • Lone madman or freelance jihadist? : Nidal Malik and the Fort Hood shooting (2009)
  • The Yemeni connection (Redux) : what the Times Square bomber case portends
  • The age of Trump
  • The January 6, 2021 insurrection.