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In the name of necessity : military tribunals and the loss of American civil liberties /
Analyses the ways American leaders have justified the use of military tribunals, the suspension of due process, and the elimination of habeas corpus. Though the war on terrorism is said to have generated unprecedented military situations, arguments for the Patriot Act and military tribunals followin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
[2005]
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| Colección: | Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Analyses the ways American leaders have justified the use of military tribunals, the suspension of due process, and the elimination of habeas corpus. Though the war on terrorism is said to have generated unprecedented military situations, arguments for the Patriot Act and military tribunals following 9/11 resemble many historical claims for restricting civil liberties, more often than not in the name of necessity. Marouf Hasian Jr. examines the major legal cases that show how various generations have represented the need for military tribunals, and how officials historicall. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 316 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-309) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817386603 0817386602 9780817357382 0817357386 |