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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... , Helsinki Watch and the UN Committee Against Torture . Taking this international human rights perspective on Northern Ireland further , Liberty - together with other organisations working xi About Liberty and Northern Ireland.
... , Helsinki Watch and the UN Committee Against Torture . Taking this international human rights perspective on Northern Ireland further , Liberty - together with other organisations working xi About Liberty and Northern Ireland.
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... Northern Ireland are not examined except in relation to the review procedure of those excluded from Britain to Northern Ireland . It is based on written statements , mostly transcribed from taped interviews , of 115 people who have been ...
... Northern Ireland are not examined except in relation to the review procedure of those excluded from Britain to Northern Ireland . It is based on written statements , mostly transcribed from taped interviews , of 115 people who have been ...
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... Northern Ireland , Cmnd . 7497 , London : HMSO . Bierne , P. and Messerschmidt , J. ( 1991 ) Criminology , San Diego ... Northern Ireland , London : Martin Robertson . Boyle , K. , Hadden , T. and Hillyard , P. ( 1980 ) Ten Years on in ...
... Northern Ireland , Cmnd . 7497 , London : HMSO . Bierne , P. and Messerschmidt , J. ( 1991 ) Criminology , San Diego ... Northern Ireland , London : Martin Robertson . Boyle , K. , Hadden , T. and Hillyard , P. ( 1980 ) Ten Years on in ...
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The Study in Context | 1 |
Policing Ports and Airports Examination | 13 |
Examinations and Detentions at Ports | 34 |
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