Beyond the law : the Bush Administration's unlawful responses in the "War" on Terror / Jordan J. Paust.
By: Paust, Jordan J [author]
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007Description: xiv, 311 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780521711203; 9780521711203 (pbk.); 0521711207 (pbk.)Subject(s): Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- | Detention of persons -- United States | Terrorists -- Legal status, laws, etc., -- United States | Combatants and noncombatants (International law) | War (International law) | War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 | Executive power -- United States | War and emergency powers -- United States | Civil rights -- United States | Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention | United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009DDC classification: 345.7302 LOC classification: KF9625 | .P38 2007Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.133-299) and indexes.
Executive plans and authorizations to violate international law concerning treatment and interrogation of detainees --
Additional revelations concerning treatment, secret detentions, and secret renditions --
War and enemy status --
Judicial power to determine the status and rights of persons detained without trial --
Executive claims to unchecked power --
Antiterrorism Military Commissions.
This book details violations of international law authorized by secret memos and orders of the Bush administration. In particular, it describes erroneous executive claims, illegal authorizations, interrogation tactics, and transfers and secret detentions.
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