Add to ORKGIn response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States Congress passed the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism" (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act on October 25, 2001. Its objective was to reduce and prevent as well as improve the response to terrorist acts. It also aims to track down terrorists and apprehend them. This paper examines this piece of legislation from a civil liberties point of view and attempts to examine the possible violations of civil liberties that could occur as a result of this legislation. In order to accomplish this, I give a brief discussion of civil liberties and examine how certain controversial sections of this piece of legislatio...
Freedom vs. security. The key topic of this master thesis is the eternal dilemma of both, individual...
This article addresses many of the conceptions and misconceptions attending the public debate on the...
September 11, 2001 was truly a historical day, not only for the United States, but also for all nati...
This thesis is an examination of various arguments for and against the constitutionality of the USA ...
The USA PATRIOT Act is tremendously controversial, both lauded by law enforcement and decried by civ...
When a nation’s security is threatened, often there are calls for action to address those threats. S...
The USA PATRIOT Act was written and passed into law in the United States within weeks of the devasta...
The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon was a most horrific expression of how in...
The US Patriot Act, passed after the devastating day of September 11, 2001, has dramatically affecte...
In the wake of 9/11 the U.S. Government has passed a host of counter-terrorism laws that provide the...
The passage of the USA Patriot Act included enhanced penalties for violent actions, increased survei...
The main focus of the thesis is how the civil rights of American people were affected by the terrori...
The United States drastically increased the powers given to the federal government following the ter...
After nearly a year of proposals and counter-proposals, two extensions, and ongoing behind the scene...
Freedom and safety are two ideals that American citizens value greatly; however, the balance between...
Freedom vs. security. The key topic of this master thesis is the eternal dilemma of both, individual...
This article addresses many of the conceptions and misconceptions attending the public debate on the...
September 11, 2001 was truly a historical day, not only for the United States, but also for all nati...
This thesis is an examination of various arguments for and against the constitutionality of the USA ...
The USA PATRIOT Act is tremendously controversial, both lauded by law enforcement and decried by civ...
When a nation’s security is threatened, often there are calls for action to address those threats. S...
The USA PATRIOT Act was written and passed into law in the United States within weeks of the devasta...
The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon was a most horrific expression of how in...
The US Patriot Act, passed after the devastating day of September 11, 2001, has dramatically affecte...
In the wake of 9/11 the U.S. Government has passed a host of counter-terrorism laws that provide the...
The passage of the USA Patriot Act included enhanced penalties for violent actions, increased survei...
The main focus of the thesis is how the civil rights of American people were affected by the terrori...
The United States drastically increased the powers given to the federal government following the ter...
After nearly a year of proposals and counter-proposals, two extensions, and ongoing behind the scene...
Freedom and safety are two ideals that American citizens value greatly; however, the balance between...
Freedom vs. security. The key topic of this master thesis is the eternal dilemma of both, individual...
This article addresses many of the conceptions and misconceptions attending the public debate on the...
September 11, 2001 was truly a historical day, not only for the United States, but also for all nati...