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Terrorism : Some Legal Restrictions on Military Assistance to Domestic Authorities Following a Terrorist Attack.

Reviews Posse Comitatus Act (PCA) and other restrictions on use of the military to aid domestic authorities in the war on terror. Examines statutory exceptions to PCA, including Presidential authority to use troops to enforce the law.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
Law enforcement.
Executive power.
Terrorism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Reviews Posse Comitatus Act (PCA) and other restrictions on use of the military to aid domestic authorities in the war on terror. Examines statutory exceptions to PCA, including Presidential authority to use troops to enforce the law.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.