Does the constitution follow the flag? : the evolution of territoriality in American law /

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The Bush Administration has notoriously argued that detainees at Guantanamo do not enjoy constitutional rights because they are held outside American borders. But where do rules about territorial legal limits such as this one come from? Why does geography make a difference for what legal rules apply...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Raustiala, Kal (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Conflict of laws > Jurisdiction > United States.
Effectiveness and validity of law > United States.
Exterritoriality.
Noncitizens > United States.
Americans > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Juridiction (Droit international privé) > États-Unis.
Effectivité et validité du droit > États-Unis.
Immigrants clandestins > États-Unis.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Noncitizens
Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
Conflict of laws > Jurisdiction
Effectiveness and validity of law
Exterritoriality
Diplomatic relations > Law and legislation
United States > Foreign relations > Law and legislation.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Territoriality in American law
  • Territory and the republic
  • The imperial constitution
  • The fall and rise of extraterritoriality
  • America abroad
  • The long arm of the law
  • Offshoring the war on terror
  • Territoriality's evolution.

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