Detention and denial : the case for candor after Guantánamo /

"Discusses the legal, political, and moral ramifications of the current U.S. approach to handling detention of terrorist suspects and reviews in particular the historical and current uses of preventive detention under American law in arguing for a formal, statutory system of rules to govern det...

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Main Author: Wittes, Benjamin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2011]
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Summary:"Discusses the legal, political, and moral ramifications of the current U.S. approach to handling detention of terrorist suspects and reviews in particular the historical and current uses of preventive detention under American law in arguing for a formal, statutory system of rules to govern detention in the context of counterterrorism operations."--
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 160 pages )
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815704928
0815704925