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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464363303321

Autore

Henn Martin J. <1968->

Titolo

Under the color of law [[electronic resource] ] : the Bush administration's subversion of U.S. constitutional and international law in the War on Terror / / Martin Henn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2010

ISBN

1-283-61805-2

0-7391-4331-X

9786613930507

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

343.73/01

Soggetti

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009

Terrorism - Prevention - Law and legislation - United States

War and emergency powers - United States

Executive power - United States

Constitutional law - United States

War (International law)

International and municipal law - 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

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: Under the Color of Law; Question One: The Yoo-Flanigan Memo; Question Two: The November 13 Executive Order; Question Three: The Yoo-Haynes I1 Memo; Question Four: The February 7 Executive Order; Question Five: The Bybee-Gonzales Memo; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Appendix I; Appendix J; Notes; Abbreviations; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Under the Color of Law constitutes a full and critical scholarly commentary to the text of five key Bush administration legal memoranda formative of U.S. counter-terrorism policy from 2001 to 2009. This volume is dedicated to the idea that these documents are



worthy of being read and critically examined in themselves as primary text, precisely because the act of critical assessment may yield meaningful policy reform in the ongoing debate facing the nation over balancing security interests with the pre