Hamdan v. Rumsfeld : Military Commissions in the "Global War on Terrorism".

Discusses 2006 Supreme Court decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, which found that George W. Bush exceeded his authority when he established military commissions to try enemy combatants for violations of the law of war.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Justice, Administration of. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry. Military law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses 2006 Supreme Court decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, which found that George W. Bush exceeded his authority when he established military commissions to try enemy combatants for violations of the law of war.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.