LEADER 04231oam 2200769I 450 001 9910778579803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-135-26853-3 010 $a1-135-26854-1 010 $a1-282-37729-9 010 $a9786612377297 010 $a0-203-86752-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203867525 035 $a(CKB)1000000000804191 035 $a(EBL)460330 035 $a(OCoLC)516390446 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000344108 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11243061 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344108 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10307143 035 $a(PQKB)10390313 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC460330 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL460330 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349537 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL237729 035 $a(OCoLC)516390446 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000804191 100 $a20180706d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe United States, international law, and the struggle against terrorism /$fThomas Michael McDonnell 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge Research in Terrorism and the Law 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-48898-2 327 $aBook 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 ground 327 $a7 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 state 327 $a13 Conquest, colonization, and the right of self-determinationGlossary; Index 330 $aThis book discusses the critical legal issues raised by the US responses to the terrorist threat, analyzing the actions taken by the Bush administration during the so-called ""War on Terrorism"" and their compliance with international law. Thomas McDonnell highlights specific topics of legal interest including torture, extra-judicial detentions and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and examines them against the backdrop of terrorist movements which have plagued Britain and Russia. The book extrapolates from the actions of the USA, going on to look at the difficulties all modern democra 410 0$aRoutledge Research in Terrorism and the Law 606 $aTerrorism$xPrevention 606 $aTerrorism$xPrevention$xLaw and legislation 606 $aTorture (International law) 606 $aHabeas corpus (International law) 606 $aTerrorism$zUnited States$xPrevention 606 $aTerrorism$xPrevention$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aTorture$zUnited States 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aTorture (International law) 615 0$aHabeas corpus (International law) 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention. 615 0$aTerrorism$xPrevention$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aTorture 676 $a344.05325 700 $aMcDonnell$b Thomas Michael.$01546922 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778579803321 996 $aThe United States, international law, and the struggle against terrorism$93802808 997 $aUNINA