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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forsythe, David P., 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
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.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Torture and political morality in historical perspective
  • 2. Political morality and the Bush Administration
  • 3. Bush lawyers: the politics of legal interpretation
  • 4. The military: Afghanistan, Guantánamo, Iraq
  • 5. The CIA: kidnapping, Black Sites, extraordinary rendition
  • 6. Due process: detention classification, Military Commissions
  • 7. Prisoner abuse and the politics of transitional justice
  • 8. Annexes.

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