Presidential accountability in wartime : President Bush, the treatment of detainees, and the laws of war /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Streichler, Stuart, 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor [Michigan] : University of Michigan Press, [2023]
Temas:
Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946-
War and emergency powers > United States > History.
Executive power > United States > History.
Prisoners of war > Abuse of > United States.
Terrorism > Prevention > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Legislative power > United States > History.
Political questions and judicial power > United States > History.
Torture > Law and legislation > United States.
Torture (International law)
Humanitarian law.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
Executive power.
Legislative power.
Political questions and judicial power.
Prisoners of war > Abuse of.
Terrorism > Prevention > Law and legislation.
Torture > Law and legislation.
War and emergency powers.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The law of war
  • The new paradigm
  • Congress and an unchecked presidency
  • The court versus the Commander in Chief
  • The torture debate.

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