The security state in Pakistan: legal foundations - Raza, Syed Sami (New York Routledge, 2019)
Introduction -- The colonial state of security -- The post-colonial state of security -- The Anti-Terrorism Act, ATA (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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages163-167) and index.
Keywords: Internal security -- Law and legislation -- Pakistan; Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- Pakistan; Human rights -- Pakistan; Pakistan -- Politics and government; Pakistan -- History