The security state in Pakistan : legal foundations / Syed Sami Raza.
2019
KPL2160 .R39 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
The security state in Pakistan : legal foundations / Syed Sami Raza.
Imprint
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Copyright
©2019
Description
xiv, 173 pages ; 25 cm.
Series
Routledge studies in South Asian politics ; 15.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
The colonial state of security
The postcolonial state of security
The Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997
Expansion and entrenchment of the legal regime of security
Security and the absolute right to life: critical reflections on the revival of capital punishment
Aliens, identity and legal regime of security on the border
Epilogue: Kharotabad killings: security and political responsibility.
The colonial state of security
The postcolonial state of security
The Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997
Expansion and entrenchment of the legal regime of security
Security and the absolute right to life: critical reflections on the revival of capital punishment
Aliens, identity and legal regime of security on the border
Epilogue: Kharotabad killings: security and political responsibility.
Summary
"The war on terror has been going on for over a decade and it shows no signs of winding down in near future, a war which has directly contributed to growing security regimes in frontline states. This book focuses on the legal dimensions of the war on terror and security in Pakistan. It highlights the growth of the security state in Pakistan, and questions the growing and by-now entrenched legal security regime in the country. The book traces the roots of the present security laws in colonial and post-colonial times. One broader dimension from which the legal security regime of Pakistan is approached in this book is through highlighting specific issues concerning the legal identity of the subject such as the rights of aliens in the background of state power versus liberal constitutionalism, and the rights of terrorism suspects in the background of deploying death sentence as a tactical, psychological tool versus the absolute right to life (of every individual). By...reflecting on the increasingly institutionalized form of the security apparatus in Pakistan, the book (indirectly) suggests the legal ways to resist the growing legal security regime and derogation from human rights."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KPL2160 .R39 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781138309104 hardcover
1138309109 hardcover
9781315143293 electronic book
9781351389099 mobipocket
1138309109 hardcover
9781315143293 electronic book
9781351389099 mobipocket
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