Detention and denial: the case for candor after Guantánamo

"Discusses the legal, political, and moral ramifications of the current U.S. approach to handling detention of terrorist suspects and reviews in particular the historical and current uses of preventive detention under American law in arguing for a formal, statutory system of rules to govern det...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wittes, Benjamin 1969- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Press 2011
In:Year: 2011
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Keywords:
Terrorism > Prevention > Law and legislation > United States
Detention of persons > United States
Terrorismusbekämpfung
Terrorismus
Haftbedingung
Strafvollzug
Menschenrechtsverletzung
Usa
USA > Terrorismus > Bekämpfung > Internierung > Rechtsstaatsprinzip
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Summary:"Discusses the legal, political, and moral ramifications of the current U.S. approach to handling detention of terrorist suspects and reviews in particular the historical and current uses of preventive detention under American law in arguing for a formal, statutory system of rules to govern detention in the context of counterterrorism operations."--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 160 S.
ISBN:9780815704911