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UNINA9910790584003321 |
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Autore |
Terry James P (James Philip) |
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Titolo |
The war on terror [[electronic resource]] : the legal dimension / / James P. Terry ; [foreword by Robert F. Turner] |
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Lanham, Md. ; ; Plymouth, England, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |
Terrorism - Prevention |
Terrorism - United States |
Terrorism - Government policy - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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