In the Highest Degree Odious: Detention Without Trial in Wartime Britain

[nice clean book, very slight bends to top corners of a small group of pages, no other significant wear; the jacket shows only light surface handling wear]. "The first comprensive study of Regulation 18B," under which nearly 2,000 British citizens who were suspected of being Fifth Columnists working to undermine the nation's war effort were detained without charge during the early years of World War II. "Based on extensive use of primary sources, [the book] describes the complex history of wartime executive detention: the purposes which it served, the administrative procedures and safeguards employed, the conflicts between the Home Office and the Security Service which surrounded its use, the part played by individuals, by Parliament, and by the courts in restraining abuse of executive power, and the effect of detention upon the lives of the individuals concerns, very few of whom constituted any threat to national security." ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this somewhat heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order.****

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Publisher: Clarendon Press

Year: 1992

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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