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Autore |
Boyle Francis Anthony <1950-> |
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Protesting power : war, resistance, and law / / Francis A. Boyle |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-7425-3891-5 |
1-4616-4140-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (243 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civil disobedience - United States |
Peace movements - United States |
Military law - United States |
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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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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Right to Engage in Civil Resistance to Prevent State Crimes; 2 Defending Civil Resisters: Philosophy, Strategy, and Tactics; 3 Trident lIon Trial; 4 The Constitutionality of President George H. W. Bush's War against Iraq on Trial; 5 President Clinton's Invasion of Haiti on Trial and the Laws of War; 6 President George W. Bush's War against Iraq on Trial; Conclusion; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this compelling book, distinguished activist lawyer Francis Boyle sounds an impassioned clarion call to citizen action against Bush administration policies both domestic and international. Boyle, who has spent his career defending civil resisters, offers the only guide available on how to use international law, constitutional law, and the laws of war to defend peaceful non-violent protesters against governmental policies that are illegal and criminal. He focuses especially on the aftermath of 9/11 and the implications of the war on Afghanistan, the war on terrorism, the war on Iraq, the doc |
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