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Anti-Terrorism and Criminal Enforcement

5th Edition
Norman Abrams
ISBN: 9781683288657
Subject: Terrorism
Format: Print - Hardbound
Page Count: 1138
Copyright: 2018 | Status: In Stock
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This is both a casebook on U.S. government anti-terrorism criminal enforcement practice and policy, and a volume for teaching a specialized criminal law and procedure course. It provides an in-depth treatment of the major issues that arise in terrorism investigations and in civilian and military terrorism prosecutions. It addresses in detail topics relating to the Guantanamo detention facility and the extended detention of persons suspected of terrorism. Inter alia, it highlights differences in the rules applied in civilian terrorism cases with those used in ordinary crime matters as well as in military commission processes. This edition includes the latest cases, statutes and executive orders regarding subjects like electronic surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and its amendments; interrogation practice that led to the torture controversy as well as under the latest FBI interrogation rules; the use of national security letters, and pro-active surveillance by the FBI and drone-targeted killing policy. It includes many extended notes, for example, on relevant changes effected by the Obama administration and actions taken during the first year under President Trump.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: American Casebook Series
Publication Date: 05/16/2018

Norman Abrams, University of California-L.A. School of Law

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This new edition of Abrams, Anti-terrorism and Criminal Enforcement (5th ed.) has been made as current as possible and includes, for example:

  • Excerpts from the Executive Order signed by President Trump in January 2018 revoking the Obama Executive Order to close the Guantanamo detention facility.
  • Provisions of the USA FREEDOM Act (2015) and the FISA Amendments Authorization Act (2018) dealing with authority to obtain and datamine mega-telephone records.
  • The provision of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 enacting into legislation the Army Field Manual interrogation rules previously promulgated in an Executive Order issued by President Obama.
  • Detailed materials on a two-step terrorist suspect interrogation process on shipboard first utilized under the Obama administration but continuing to be used since Donald Trump became President.
  • The district court opinion in United States v. Abu Khattalah (2017) addressing the issues raised by the aforementioned two-step interrogation process and related rendition issues.
  • The D.C. Circuit opinion in Al Bahlul v. United States (en banc, 2014) addressing the challenge to convictions of conspiracy, material support and solicitation charges in military commission proceedings.
  • The Executive Order(s) (2017) issued by President Trump imposing an immigration travel ban on the grounds of national security.

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