RT Book
T1 Presidential accountability in wartime: President Bush, the treatment of detainees, and the laws of war
A1 Streichler, Stuart 1957-
LA English
PP Ann Arbor Michigan
PB University of Michigan Press
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1851714103
AB The American presidency has long tested the capacity of the system of checks and balances to constrain executive power, especially in times of war. While scholars have examined presidents starting military conflicts without congressional authorization or infringing on civil liberties in the name of national security, Stuart Streichler focuses on the conduct of hostilities. Using the treatment of war-on-terror detainees under President George W. Bush as a case study, he integrates international humanitarian law into a constitutional analysis of the repercussions of presidential war powers for human rights around the world. Putting President Bush's actions in a wider context, Presidential Accountability in Wartime begins with a historical survey of the laws of war, with particular emphasis on the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Nuremberg Tribunal. Streichler then reconstructs the decision-making process that led to the president's approval of interrogation methods that violated Geneva's mandate to treat wartime captives humanely. While taking note of various accountability options-from within the executive branch to the International Criminal Court-the book illustrates the challenge in holding presidents personally responsible for violating the laws of war through an in-depth analysis of the actions taken by Congress, the Supreme Court, and the public in response. In doing so, this book not only raises questions about whether international humanitarian law can moderate wartime presidential behavior but also about the character of the presidency and the American constitutional system of government
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272) and index
CN KF5060
SN 9780472076499
SN 9780472056491
K1 Bush, George W : (George Walker) : 1946-
K1 War and emergency powers : United States : History
K1 Executive power : United States : History
K1 Prisoners of war : Abuse of : United States
K1 Terrorism : Prevention : Law and legislation : United States : History
K1 Legislative power : United States : History
K1 Political questions and judicial power : United States : History
K1 Torture : Law and legislation : United States
K1 Torture (International law)
K1 Humanitarian law
K1 Krieg
K1 Internationales Recht
K1 Staatsoberhaupt
K1 Verantwortlichkeit
K1 Gewaltenteilung
K1 Vollziehende Gewalt
K1 Gesetzgebende Gewalt
K1 Menschenrechtsverletzung
K1 Usa