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‘Anti Terrorism measures have done little to ensure Britain is safe and secure from terrorist attack, but much to infringe the civil liberties of those living in the UK.’  

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Human Rights and Civil Liberties Law 112 Chris Ashford Andrew Lambert Assignment 2 ~ Question 4 Table of Statutes Anti- Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 Elizabeth II HMSO Human Rights Act 1998 Elizabeth II HMSO Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 Elizabeth II HMSO 'Anti Terrorism measures have done little to ensure Britain is safe and secure from terrorist attack, but much to infringe the civil liberties of those living in the UK.'1 In order to evaluate this statement we must firstly identify what a civil liberty is. In a simple sense 'liberty entails non-interference by others with ones freedom of choice and action'2. There is no agreed way in which civil liberties are separated from other types of liberties; however the word civil is used to describe a relationship between an individual and the state3. 'Describing something as a civil liberty therefore indicates that one thinks that the state has a special obligation to protect...

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