Chapter 11- Terrorism and Human Trafficking Flashcards
Literally “you have the body”; a writ challenging the legality of incarceration, or a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a court to determine the legality of the prisoner’s detention.
habeas corpus
Under FISA, secret court orders authorizing foreign surveillance by officers of the United States are permitted, even though such orders would not be permitted in standard criminal cases within the United States.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA)
a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age;
sex trafficking
the commission of traditional crime, such as murder, with the intention of coercing a population or influencing a government through fear or intimidation
terrorism
the exploitation of unwilling or unwitting people through force, coercion, threat, or deception
trafficking in persons (TIP)
- the only crime mentioned in the Constitution of the United States
- “shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.”
treason
Uniting & Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept & Obstruct Terrorism
USA PATRIOT Act