The War on Terror and the Growth of Executive Power?: A Comparative Analysis

by Riccardo Pelizzo

Book Overview

The 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington prompted a "global war on terror" that led to a significant shift in the balance of executive-legislative power in the United States towards the executive at the expense of the Congress.

In this volume, seasoned scholars examine the extent to which terrorist threats and counter-terrorism policies led uniformly to the growth of executive or Government power at the expense of legislatures and parliaments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415504058
• ISBN13: 9780415504058
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"