04264oam 2200781I 450 991045535440332120200520144314.01-135-26853-31-135-26854-11-282-37729-997866123772970-203-86752-110.4324/9780203867525 (CKB)1000000000804191(EBL)460330(OCoLC)516390446(SSID)ssj0000344108(PQKBManifestationID)11243061(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344108(PQKBWorkID)10307143(PQKB)10390313(MiAaPQ)EBC460330(Au-PeEL)EBL460330(CaPaEBR)ebr10349537(CaONFJC)MIL237729(OCoLC)516390446 (EXLCZ)99100000000080419120180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe United States, international law, and the struggle against terrorism /Thomas Michael McDonnellLondon ;New York :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (313 p.)Routledge Research in Terrorism and the LawDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-48898-2 Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Preface; 1 The West's colonization of Muslim lands and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism; 2 "The global war on terrorism": A mislabeling of the terrorist challenge?; Part I: Imprisoning suspected agents of terror; 3 Torture light; 4 Torture heavy; 5 The allure of the "ticking time bomb" hypothetical; 6 Beyond locking 'em up and throwing away the key?: Indefinite detention, habeas corpus, and the right to a fair trial; Part II: Stopping terrorists on the ground7 Acceptable "collateral damage"?: Taking innocent life in conducting the "war on terrorism"8 Assassinating suspected terrorists: The "dark side" of the war on terror?; 9 Carrying out the death penalty in the "war on terrorism": Getting just desert or creating martyrs?; 10 Ethnic and racial profiling: Counterproductive in the "war on terrorism"?; Part III: Invading and occupying Muslim countries; 11 The invasion and occupation of Iraq: Aggression or a justified resort to force?; 12 The invasion and occupation of Afghanistan: The legal challenge posed by the haven state13 Conquest, colonization, and the right of self-determinationGlossary; IndexThis book discusses the critical legal issues raised by the US responses to the terrorist threat, analyzing the actions taken by the Bush administration during the so-called ""War on Terrorism"" and their compliance with international law. Thomas McDonnell highlights specific topics of legal interest including torture, extra-judicial detentions and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and examines them against the backdrop of terrorist movements which have plagued Britain and Russia. The book extrapolates from the actions of the USA, going on to look at the difficulties all modern democraRoutledge Research in Terrorism and the LawTerrorismPreventionTerrorismPreventionLaw and legislationTorture (International law)Habeas corpus (International law)TerrorismUnited StatesPreventionTerrorismPreventionLaw and legislationUnited StatesTortureUnited StatesElectronic books.TerrorismPrevention.TerrorismPreventionLaw and legislation.Torture (International law)Habeas corpus (International law)TerrorismPrevention.TerrorismPreventionLaw and legislationTorture344.05325McDonnell Thomas Michael.908394MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455354403321The United States, international law, and the struggle against terrorism2031654UNINA