Ackerman, Bruce

Before the Next Attack: Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006. First Printing. 227, notes, index, rear DJ flap creased, price sticker on rear DJ. The author proposes an "emergency constitution" that enables government to take extraordinary actions to prevent a second strike terrorist attack in the short run while prohibiting permanent measures that destroy our freedom over the longer run. Condition: very good, very good.

Keywords: Terrorism, Civil Liberties, War on Terrorism, Emergency, Law and Legislation, War Legislation, Checks and Balances, Presidential Action, Democratic Govt.

ISBN: 0300112890

[Book #53691]

Price: $37.50