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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... Powers Introduction The introduction of the PTA in 1974 gave the Secretary ... port controls and a process of internal exile which gives the Secretary of ... port powers were devised , and have been principally applied , to control Irish ...
... Powers Introduction The introduction of the PTA in 1974 gave the Secretary ... port controls and a process of internal exile which gives the Secretary of ... port powers were devised , and have been principally applied , to control Irish ...
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... powers are necessary to deal with political violence . Clive Walker , for example , argues that the port controls ' contribute signifi- cantly to the prevention and control of terrorism in Britain ' . 10 He does not , however , produce ...
... powers are necessary to deal with political violence . Clive Walker , for example , argues that the port controls ' contribute signifi- cantly to the prevention and control of terrorism in Britain ' . 10 He does not , however , produce ...
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... port powers.38 The Home Secretary in the debate on the renewal of the PTA in February 1992 also appealed to the deterrent argument to justify the port powers , as well as the wide powers of arrest and detention . What these powers do ...
... port powers.38 The Home Secretary in the debate on the renewal of the PTA in February 1992 also appealed to the deterrent argument to justify the port powers , as well as the wide powers of arrest and detention . What these powers do ...
Contents
The Study in Context | 1 |
Policing Ports and Airports Examination | 13 |
Examinations and Detentions at Ports | 34 |
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