Perspectives on 9/11 / edited by Yassin El-Ayouty ; assisted by Gerald J. Galgan, Francis J. Greene, and Edward Wesley.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Yassin El-Ayouty, Gerald J. Galgan, Francis J. Greene and Edward Wesley -- Prologue / Thomas J. Volpe -- Preface / Frank J. Macchiarola -- Pt. 1. Catastrophe and survival -- 1. A terrorist attack : response and reflection / Theresa C. Tobin -- 2. Surviving 9/11 / Jaimie Atkinson -- 3. How the fire department coped / Thomas Von Essen and Giuliani Partners -- Pt. 2. Law and society -- 4. The evolution of international criminal law / Elizabeth F. Defeis -- 5. The U.S. right to use force in response to the attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center / Malvina Halberstam -- 6. Reconciling the war on terrorism with the U.S. constitution / Jeffrey C. Dannenberg -- 7. Civil liberties in wartime / John P. Doherty -- Pt. 3. Foreign policy, ideology, and ethics -- 8. Law and justice in the response to 9/11 / Stanley N. Futterman -- 9. Basic tenets of the anti-U.S. ideology on the Arab and Muslim street / Yassin El-Ayouty -- 10. Interfaith imperatives post 9/11 : sovereign value of the golden rule / Jonathan Glenn Granoff -- Pt. 4. Mass destruction and technology -- 11. Preventing bioterrorism : nature of the threat and policy options / Berhanykun Andemicael -- 12. How to control weapons of mass destruction / Valere Mantels -- 13. Constructing barriers to proliferation and the illicit trade in weapons / Michael F. Cassandra -- Pt. 5. Dealing with the tragedy communally and globally -- 14. United nations responses to terrorism after 9/11 / Randy Rydell -- 15. The judiciary in national emergencies / Frederic Block -- 16. Legal measures against financing terrorism / Oscar Schachter -- Epilogue : philosophical, multicultural, and spiritual perspectives -- A. An afterword on the aftermath / Gerald J. Galgan -- B. September 11 and culture : a brief reflection / Francis J. Greene -- C. Death be vanquished / Edward Wesley.