Law and the long war : the future of justice in the age of terror / Benjamin Wittes

By:

Wittes, Benjamin, 1969-

Language: eng Publication details: New York : Penguin Books, 2008Description: 310 p.; 22 cmISBN:

9780143115328

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DDC classification:

345.7302

LOC classification:

KF 9430 W829l 2008

Contents:

The law of September -- The administration's response -- The real Guantanamo -- The necessity and impossibility of judicial review -- The case for Congress -- The twin problems of detention and trial -- An honest interrogation law -- Surveillance law for a new century.

Summary: Wittes explores law in wartime, outlining how this country came to its current impasse over human rights and counterterrorism, paving the way toward fairer, more accountable rules for a conflict without end.

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Originally published: Penguin Press, 2008. With a new conclusion

The law of September --
The administration's response --
The real Guantanamo --
The necessity and impossibility of judicial review --
The case for Congress --
The twin problems of detention and trial --
An honest interrogation law --
Surveillance law for a new century.

Wittes explores law in wartime, outlining how this country came to its current impasse over human rights and counterterrorism, paving the way toward fairer, more accountable rules for a conflict without end.

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