1st Edition

The Security State in Pakistan Legal Foundations

By Syed Raza Copyright 2019
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

The War on Terror has been going on for over a decade and it shows no signs of winding down in near future, a war which has directly contributed to growing security regimes in frontline states. This book focuses on the legal dimensions of the War on Terror and security in Pakistan. It highlights the growth of the security state in Pakistan, and questions the growing and by-now entrenched... Read more

Preface



Acknowledgements



Introduction



Chapter 1: The Colonial State of Security



Chapter 2: The Post-colonial State of Security



Chapter 3: The Anti-Terrorism Act, ATA (1997)



Chapter 4: Expansion and Entrenchment of the Legal Regime of Security



Chapter 5: Security and the Absolute Right to Life: Critical Reflections on the Revival of Capital Punishment



Chapter 6: Aliens, Identity, and Legal Regime of Security on the Border



Chapter 7: Epilogue: Kharotabad Killings: Security and Political Responsibility





Table of Cases



Table of Laws





End Notes



Bibliography



Index

Biography

Syed Sami Raza received his PhD from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, US. He is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan.