The Resource A war like no other : the Constitution in a time of terror, Owen Fiss ; edited and with a foreword by Trevor Sutton
A war like no other : the Constitution in a time of terror, Owen Fiss ; edited and with a foreword by Trevor Sutton
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- Summary
- The ten chapters in this volume cover the major legal battlefronts of the War on Terror from Guantánamo to drones, with a focus on the constitutional implications of those new tools. The underlying theme is Fiss's concern for the offense done to the U.S. Constitution by the administrative and legislative branches of government in the name of public safety and the refusal of the judiciary to hold the government accountable
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvii, 330 pages
- Contents
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- In the shadow of war
- The War on Terror and the rule of law
- The perils of minimalism
- Aberrations no more
- Law is everywhere
- Imprisonment without trial
- Torture and extraordinary rendition
- Criminalizing political activity
- Warrantless wiretapping
- The targeted killing of alleged terrorists
- Isbn
- 9781620970973
- Label
- A war like no other : the Constitution in a time of terror
- Title
- A war like no other
- Title remainder
- the Constitution in a time of terror
- Statement of responsibility
- Owen Fiss ; edited and with a foreword by Trevor Sutton
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The ten chapters in this volume cover the major legal battlefronts of the War on Terror from Guantánamo to drones, with a focus on the constitutional implications of those new tools. The underlying theme is Fiss's concern for the offense done to the U.S. Constitution by the administrative and legislative branches of government in the name of public safety and the refusal of the judiciary to hold the government accountable
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fiss, Owen M
- Dewey number
- 344.7305/32517
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF9430
- LC item number
- .F57 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Sutton, Trevor
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States.
- Terrorism
- Civil rights
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Label
- A war like no other : the Constitution in a time of terror, Owen Fiss ; edited and with a foreword by Trevor Sutton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-312) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In the shadow of war -- The War on Terror and the rule of law -- The perils of minimalism -- Aberrations no more -- Law is everywhere -- Imprisonment without trial -- Torture and extraordinary rendition -- Criminalizing political activity -- Warrantless wiretapping -- The targeted killing of alleged terrorists
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 330 pages
- Isbn
- 9781620970973
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2014050102
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- ocn891618881
- (OCoLC)891618881
- Label
- A war like no other : the Constitution in a time of terror, Owen Fiss ; edited and with a foreword by Trevor Sutton
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-312) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In the shadow of war -- The War on Terror and the rule of law -- The perils of minimalism -- Aberrations no more -- Law is everywhere -- Imprisonment without trial -- Torture and extraordinary rendition -- Criminalizing political activity -- Warrantless wiretapping -- The targeted killing of alleged terrorists
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- xvii, 330 pages
- Isbn
- 9781620970973
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2014050102
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- ocn891618881
- (OCoLC)891618881
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