The politics of prisoner abuse : the United States and enemy prisoners after 9/11 /

"When states are threatened by war and terrorism, can we really expect them to abide by human rights and humanitarian law? David Forsythe's bold analysis of US policies towards terror suspects after 9/11 addresses this issue directly. Covering moral, political and legal aspects, he examine...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Forsythe, David P., 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
2001-2009
Torture > United States.
Political prisoners > Abuse of > United States.
Prisoners of war > Abuse of > United States.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
Prisonniers politiques > Violence envers > États-Unis.
Prisonniers de guerre > Violence envers > États-Unis.
Attentats du 11 septembre 2001, États-Unis.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009.
HISTORY > Military > General.
Political prisoners > Abuse of.
Prisoners of war > Abuse of.
Torture.
Politischer Gefangener
Kriegsgefangener
Folter
United States.
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Torture and political morality in historical perspective
  • Political morality and the Bush Administration
  • Bush lawyers: the politics of legal interpretation
  • The military: Afghanistan, Guantánamo, Iraq
  • The CIA: kidnapping, Black Sites, extraordinary rendition
  • Due process: detention classification, military commissions
  • Prisoner abuse and the politics of transitional justice
  • Cast of principal characters
  • Reports on U.S. policy toward enemy prisioners
  • Some relevant legal norms: selected provisions
  • Timeline, selected events, Bush Administration.

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