The governance of terror: Precautionary logic and counterterrorist law reform after September 11

Law and Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-167

  Goldsmith, Andrew ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 41149133306     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2008.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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