Anti-Terrorism Authority Under the Laws of the United Kingdom and the United States

Feikert, Clare ; Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International affairs;    Counterterrorism;    Terrorism;   

RP-ID  :  RL33726
RP-ID  :  RL33726_2006Sep07

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report is a comparison of the laws of the United Kingdom and of the United States that govern criminal and intelligence investigations of terrorist activities. Both systems rely upon a series of statutory authorizations: in the case of the United States primarily the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act; in the case of the United Kingdom, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, the Police Act, the Intelligence Services Act. Among other differences, the U.S. procedures rely more heavily upon judicial involvement and supervision, while those of the UK employ other safeguards. The UK procedures afford greater latitude to arrest, detain and supervise suspected terrorists than those available in the United States.