Robert Diab

Guantãnamo North

Fernwood, 2008

After September 11th, Parliament made significant amendments to law, arguing that terrorism made extraordinary measures necessary. Older powers for detention pending deportation have been used to detain persons indefinitely without charge on secret evidence. The scope of national security privilege has been vastly expanded. Courts have found these and other powers, including ‘preventive arrests,’ ‘judicial interrogations’ and deportation despite the risk of torture consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Examining the role of Parliament, courts and law enforcement in these changes, this book argues that recent anti-terrorism measures are excessive and unnecessary and violate human rights and the rule of law.