Title The security state in Pakistan : legal foundations / Syed Raza

Edition 1st Published London : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge studies in South Asian politics ; 15 Contents Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- : The Colonial State of Security -- Chapter 2 -- : The Post-colonial State of Security -- Chapter 3 -- : The Anti-Terrorism Act, ATA (1997) -- Chapter 4 -- : Expansion and Entrenchment of the Legal Regime of Security -- Chapter 5: -- Security and the Absolute Right to Life: Critical Reflections on the Revival of Capital Punishment -- Chapter 6: -- Aliens, Identity, and Legal Regime of Security on the Border -- Chapter 7: -- Epilogue: Kharotabad Killings: Security and Political Responsibility -- -- Table of Cases -- Table of Laws -- End Notes -- Bibliography -- Index 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 critically 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. Offering a theoretically engaged and critically reflective overview of the current state of individual identity, rights and freedoms in face of a burgeoning legal regime of security in Pakistan, this study makes advances in critical legal studies and critical IR. It will be of interest to academics working in the field of security studies, South Asian Studies, particularly Pakistan, and the War on Terror Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 : The Colonial State of Security Chapter 2 : The Post-colonial State of Security Chapter 3 : The Anti-Terrorism Act, ATA (1997) Chapter 4 : Expansion and Entrenchment of the Legal Regime of Security Chapter 5: Security and the Absolute Right to Life: Critical Reflections on the Revival of Capital Punishment Chapter 6: Aliens, Identity, and Legal Regime of Security on the Border Chapter 7: Epilogue : Kharotabad Killings: Security and Political Responsibility Table of Cases Table of Laws End Notes Bibliography Index Subject Internal security -- Law and legislation -- Pakistan -- Pāṭa Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- Pakistan -- Pāṭa Human rights -- Pakistan -- Pāṭa Human rights Internal security -- Law and legislation Politics and government Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation SUBJECT Pakistan -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096888 Pakistan -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096886 Subject Pakistan Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781351389105 1351389106 9781351389112 1351389114 9781351389099 1351389092 9781315143293 1315143291

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