Beyond the Law
The Bush Administration's Unlawful Responses in the "War" on Terror
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Word Count
81,500 words, Guess
Page Count
326 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL10437081M
- ISBN-139780521711203
- ISBN-100521711207
- OCLC Control Number123377303
- OCLC Control Numberbeyondlawbushadm0000paus
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2007015484
- Goodreads1722390
- LibraryThing4462072
Classifications
- LCCKF9625 .P38 2007
- DDC345.73/02
Description
Provides a detailed exposition of violations of international law authorized and abetted by secret memos, authorizations and orders of the Bush administration. It describes why several executive claims were in error, what illegal authorizations were given, what illegal interrogation tactics were approved, and what illegal transfers and secret detentions occurred. It offers the most thorough documentation of cases demonstrating that the President is bound by the laws of war; that decisions to detain persons, decide their status, and mistreat them are subject to judicial review during the war; and that the commander-in-chief power is subject to restraints by Congress. Special military commissions contemplated by President Bush are analyzed along with the Supreme Court's decision in Hamdan concerning their illegal structure and procedures, as well as problems created by the 2006 Military Commission Act.
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