Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 156
Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4422-1909-0 • Hardback • July 2013 • $96.00 • (£74.00)
978-1-4422-1910-6 • eBook • July 2013 • $91.00 • (£70.00)
Michelle Louise Atkin is an award winning librarian and teacher. She received a Professional Achievement Award from Carleton University in 2007 and a Capital Educator's Award from the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation in recognition of her accomplishments as a Law Professor in 2009 for her undergraduate "Legal Research Methods" and "Law and the Information Society" courses. Dr. Atkin was the law reference librarian at the Carleton University Library for eight years (2003–2011). She is currently a teaching adjunct professor at Algoma University (Department of Law and Politics) and an adjunct research professor at Carleton University (Department of Law).
Preface
Abbreviations
Part I: Information Ethics in the Post 9/11 Period
Chapter 1. Information Ethics in the Post 9/11 Period
Chapter 2. Philosophical Approaches to Information Ethics
Part II: Civil Liberties in Insecure Times: Case Studies in Applied Ethics
Chapter 3. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act: A Necessary Tool in the War on Terror?
Chapter 4. Warrantless Surveillance: An Extension of War Time Powers?
Chapter 5. FISA Modernization: Mitigating Legal Liability
Part III: The Future of Privacy in Post 9/11 America
Chapter 6. Privacy Rights and Limits of Government Intrusion
Chapter 7. The Future of Privacy in Post 9/11 America: Conclusion
Works Cited
Appendices
Legislation
A. U.S.A. PATRIOT ACT of 2001, selected sections
B. U.S.A. PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
C. Protect America Act of 2007, selected sections
D. FISA Amendments Act of 2008, selected sections
Case Summaries
E. R. v. Oakes
F. Terry v. Ohio
Atkin’s ethical study is a fine piece of academic work. Her guiding principle that politico-legal decisions should have a moral basis is no less crucial than the necessity of questioning, through sound ethical reflection, an implicit or explicit morality that is taken for granted. Liberal societies face the dilemma of vacillating between liberty and security. Atkin develops a theoretico-practical strategy based on the idea of proportionality, beyond both a paternalistic approach and a utilitarian or contractarian calculus.
— Rafael Capurro, International Center for Information Ethics (ICIE)