In the Name of Necessity : Military Tribunals and the Loss of American Civil Liberties /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hasian, Marouf Arif, Jr
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2005]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Militärgericht
Menschenrecht
Necessity (Law)
Military necessity.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry.
Civil rights.
LAW > Military.
Necessite militaire.
Necessite (Droit) > États-Unis.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
Cours martiales et tribunaux d'enquête > États-Unis.
Necessity (Law) > United States.
Civil rights > United States.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > United States.
USA.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (326 pages).
ISBN:9780817386603

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