Constitutional torts and the War on Terror / / James E. Pfander

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154704203321
• Autore: Pfander James E.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press, , [2017]
• ISBN: 0-19-049530-8; 0-19-049531-6; 0-19-049529-4
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 342.73088
• Soggetti: Government accountability - United States; Constitutional torts - United States; Terrorism - Prevention - Law and legislation - United States; Searches and seizures - United States; Civil rights - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Government accountability in the nineteenth century -- Bivens and government accountability in the twentieth century -- Human rights and War on Terror litigation -- Evaluating the effectiveness of Bivens litigation -- Evaluating justifications for judicial silence -- Congressional ratification of the bivens action -- Applying Bivens to conduct outside of the United States -- Overcoming qualified immunity -- Common-law solutions to judge-made problems.
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Constitutional Torts and the War on Terror' examines the judicial response to human rights claims arising from the Bush Administration's war on terror. Despite widespread agreement that the Administration's program of extraordinary rendition, prolonged detention, and 'enhanced' interrogation was torture by another name, not a single federal appellate court has confirmed an award of damages to the program's victims. The silence of the federal courts leaves victims without redress and the constitutional limits on government action undefined.