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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452301403321

Autore

Terry James P (James Philip)

Titolo

The war on terror [[electronic resource]] : the legal dimension / / James P. Terry ; [foreword by Robert F. Turner]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md. ; ; Plymouth, England, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013

ISBN

1-4422-2244-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TurnerRobert F

Disciplina

344.7305/325

Soggetti

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Terrorism - Prevention

Terrorism - United States

Terrorism - Government policy - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 War on Terror; 2 Legal Requirements for Unconventional Warfare; 3 State-Sponsored Terrorism; 4 The Law of Self-Defense as Applied to the Terrorist Threat; 5 The Development of Rules of Engagement; 6 Use of Force by the President; 7 Covert Action and the War on Terror; 8 Habeas Corpus and the Detention of Enemy Combatants; 9 Torture and the Interrogation of Detainees; 10 Federal Court or Military Commission; 11 The International Criminal Court and the Trial of Terror-Related Crimes; 12 High Seas Terror and the Elimination of Piracy

13 Outsourcing Defense Support Operations in the War on Terror14 Stabilization Operations; 15 Environmental Terrorism; 16 Defense of Critical Infrastructure Systems from Terrorists; 17 The Legality of Attack on Foreign Infrastructure Posing A Threat; 18 War Powers in the Age of Terror; 19 The War on Terror and Media Access; 20 Future Perspectives in Addressing Terror Violence; Notes; Selected Bibliography and Sources; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Examining the legal dimension of the war on terror, James P. Terry carefully explores the myriad juridical concerns that must be addressed



in prosecuting a war with few established legal boundaries.