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Domestic deployment of the armed forces : military powers, law and human rights /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Head, Michael, 1952-
Other Authors: Mann, Scott, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., [2009]
Series:International and comparative criminal justice.
Subjects:
Military law.
Armed Forces > Civic action.
Civil-military relations.
Internal security.
Table of Contents:
  • An international trend
  • The troubled historical record
  • United States : eroding protections against military intervention
  • Canada : making "domestic security" a core mission
  • Britain : "defend the state"
  • Germany and Italy : post-war restrictions under challenge
  • Japan : undermining the "pacifist" clause
  • Australia : legislating military powers
  • Legal immunities and uncertainties
  • Wider legal, political, and democratic implications.