Law and the Long War The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror

Name: Law and the Long War The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror
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ISBN: 9780143115328

ISBN-10: 0143115324

ISBN-13: 9780143115328

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Authors: Benjamin Wittes

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An authoritative assessment of the new laws of war and a sensible and sophisticated roadmap for the future of liberty in the Age of Terror America is losing a crucial front in the ongoing war on terror. It is losing not to Al Qaeda, but to its own failure to construct a set of laws that will protect the American people during this global conflict. As debate continues to rage over the legality and ethics of war, Benjamin Wittes enters the fray with a sober-minded exploration of law in wartime that is definitive, accessible, and nonpartisan. Outlining how this country came to its current impasse over human rights and counterterrorism, Law and the Long Warpaves the way toward fairer, more…

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List price: $20.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/26/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction


The Law of September 10


The Administration's Response


The Real Guantanamo


The Necessity And Impossibility of Judicial Review


The Case for Congress


The Twin Problems of Detention And Trial


An Honest Interrogation Law


Surveillance Law for a New Century


Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index