Suspect Community: People's Experience of the Prevention of Terrorism Acts in BritainExamines the powers and effects of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA) which was introduced in 1974, following the Birmingham pub bombings. Includes factual information about the operation of the Act, plus accounts of personal experiences of the trauma of examination, arrest and detention under this legislation. |
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Page xi
... civil liberties often begins with attacks on the rights of those who are marginalised within society : such attacks undermine the rights of us all . Since its beginnings Liberty has been concerned about the situation in Northern Ireland ...
... civil liberties often begins with attacks on the rights of those who are marginalised within society : such attacks undermine the rights of us all . Since its beginnings Liberty has been concerned about the situation in Northern Ireland ...
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... Human Rights Assembly to measure the government's alleged breaches of human rights against the standards set by various international agreements to which the UK is a signatory . Liberty has also been concerned about the erosion of civil ...
... Human Rights Assembly to measure the government's alleged breaches of human rights against the standards set by various international agreements to which the UK is a signatory . Liberty has also been concerned about the erosion of civil ...
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... civil liberties , and it is one into which hapless suspects may be quite lawfully sucked.'67 The detention powers have been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights , but the Government has chosen to ignore the judgment and ...
... civil liberties , and it is one into which hapless suspects may be quite lawfully sucked.'67 The detention powers have been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights , but the Government has chosen to ignore the judgment and ...
Contents
The Study in Context | 1 |
Policing Ports and Airports Examination | 13 |
Examinations and Detentions at Ports | 34 |
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