1st Edition
Domestic Military Powers, Law and Human Rights Calling Out the Armed Forces
By Michael Head
Copyright 2020
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines the national and international law, human rights and civil liberties issues involved in governments calling out the armed forces to deal with civil unrest or terrorism. The introduction of domestic military powers has become an international trend. Troops already have been seen on the streets in major Western democracies. These developments raise major political,... Read more
- Introduction: Causes for concern;
- A deepening international trend;
- The violent historical record;
- United States: Sweeping aside protections against domestic military intervention;
- Canada: Advanced military planning;
- Britain: Preparing for disruption;
- France: Troops on the streets to combat social unrest;
- Germany and Italy: Post-war restrictions eroded;
- Japan: Creeping militarisation;
- Australia: Legislating and expanding military powers;
- How can governments and military chiefs be held to account?;
- Wider legal, political and democratic implications: From ‘terrorism’ to ‘subversion’;
Biography
Dr Michael Head is Professor of Law at Western Sydney University, Australia. He is a well-known writer on civil liberties, war powers and emergency powers, and has written extensively in legal journals and the media on the military call-out provisions.
