The Resource Law's trials : the performance of legal institutions in the US "War on Terror", Richard L. Abel
Law's trials : the performance of legal institutions in the US "War on Terror", Richard L. Abel
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- Summary
- "The 'War on Terror', which the US launched after the 9/11 attacks, profoundly challenged the rule of law during the 16 years of the Bush and Obama administrations. In the companion volume, 'Law's Wars', I defined the rule of law, explained its importance, and charted its fate across five contested terrains : Abu Ghraib, Guantánamo Bay, interrogation and torture, electronic surveillance, and battlefield law of war crimes. I focused on the roles of two state institutions (executive and legislature) and civil society (media, lawyers, and NGOs) in defending the rule of law. Because the judiciary claims to be independent and apolitical, it is seen as the ultimate bulwark of the rule of law. The present volume, therefore, deals exclusively with judicial proceedings. Chapter One draws on history, primarily US and especially in moments of crisis, to derive research questions about when and how courts successfully defend the rule of law. The book then discusses six legal processes : criminal prosecutions of accused terrorists; courts martial of military service members for law of war violations; military commissions for Guantánamo prisoners, especially the so-called High Value Detainees; habeas corpus petitions by Guantánamo detainees (and a few others); civil damage actions by (and compensation schemes for) victims of both the "War on Terror" and terrorism; and civil liberties violations and responses to Islamophobia. The concluding chapter compares the fate of the rule of law across these six domains, as well as with the contested terrains examined in 'Law's Wars'. Although the two volumes address some of the same issues, they contain almost no overlap and can be read separately"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 830 pages
- Contents
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- Foreword / Harold Hongju Koh
- Foreword / Erwin Chemerinsky
- 1. Judging the judges
- 2. Criminal prosecutions
- 3. Courts-martial
- 4. Military commissions
- 5. Habeas corpus
- 6. Civil damages actions
- 7. Civil liberties
- 8. Reversible error?
- Isbn
- 9781108429757
- Label
- Law's trials : the performance of legal institutions in the US "War on Terror"
- Title
- Law's trials
- Title remainder
- the performance of legal institutions in the US "War on Terror"
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard L. Abel
- Title variation
- Performance of legal institutions in the US "War on Terror"
- Subject
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- Civil rights -- United States
- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
- Detention of persons
- Detention of persons -- United States
- Habeas corpus
- Habeas corpus -- United States
- Prisoners of war -- Civil rights -- Cuba | Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
- Rule of law
- Rule of law -- United States
- Terrorism -- Prevention | Law and legislation
- Terrorism -- Prevention | Law and legislation -- United States
- United States
- War on Terrorism (2001-2009)
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- 2001-2009
- Civil rights
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The 'War on Terror', which the US launched after the 9/11 attacks, profoundly challenged the rule of law during the 16 years of the Bush and Obama administrations. In the companion volume, 'Law's Wars', I defined the rule of law, explained its importance, and charted its fate across five contested terrains : Abu Ghraib, Guantánamo Bay, interrogation and torture, electronic surveillance, and battlefield law of war crimes. I focused on the roles of two state institutions (executive and legislature) and civil society (media, lawyers, and NGOs) in defending the rule of law. Because the judiciary claims to be independent and apolitical, it is seen as the ultimate bulwark of the rule of law. The present volume, therefore, deals exclusively with judicial proceedings. Chapter One draws on history, primarily US and especially in moments of crisis, to derive research questions about when and how courts successfully defend the rule of law. The book then discusses six legal processes : criminal prosecutions of accused terrorists; courts martial of military service members for law of war violations; military commissions for Guantánamo prisoners, especially the so-called High Value Detainees; habeas corpus petitions by Guantánamo detainees (and a few others); civil damage actions by (and compensation schemes for) victims of both the "War on Terror" and terrorism; and civil liberties violations and responses to Islamophobia. The concluding chapter compares the fate of the rule of law across these six domains, as well as with the contested terrains examined in 'Law's Wars'. Although the two volumes address some of the same issues, they contain almost no overlap and can be read separately"--
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- Abel, Richard L
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- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Cambridge studies in law and society
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- War on Terrorism (2001-2009)
- Terrorism
- Rule of law
- Civil rights
- Prisoners of war
- Detention of persons
- Habeas corpus
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Civil rights
- Detention of persons
- Habeas corpus
- Rule of law
- Terrorism
- Cuba
- United States
- Label
- Law's trials : the performance of legal institutions in the US "War on Terror", Richard L. Abel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 807-820) and index
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- Contents
- Foreword / Harold Hongju Koh -- Foreword / Erwin Chemerinsky -- 1. Judging the judges -- 2. Criminal prosecutions -- 3. Courts-martial -- 4. Military commissions -- 5. Habeas corpus -- 6. Civil damages actions -- 7. Civil liberties -- 8. Reversible error?
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 830 pages
- Isbn
- 9781108429757
- Lccn
- 2018007064
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
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- GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1023821898
- Label
- Law's trials : the performance of legal institutions in the US "War on Terror", Richard L. Abel
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 807-820) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / Harold Hongju Koh -- Foreword / Erwin Chemerinsky -- 1. Judging the judges -- 2. Criminal prosecutions -- 3. Courts-martial -- 4. Military commissions -- 5. Habeas corpus -- 6. Civil damages actions -- 7. Civil liberties -- 8. Reversible error?
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 830 pages
- Isbn
- 9781108429757
- Lccn
- 2018007064
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1023821898
Subject
- Civil rights -- United States
- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
- Detention of persons
- Detention of persons -- United States
- Habeas corpus
- Habeas corpus -- United States
- Prisoners of war -- Civil rights -- Cuba | Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
- Rule of law
- Rule of law -- United States
- Terrorism -- Prevention | Law and legislation
- Terrorism -- Prevention | Law and legislation -- United States
- United States
- War on Terrorism (2001-2009)
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- 2001-2009
- Civil rights
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