عنوان

The United States, international law, and the struggle against terrorism

(Number (ISBN

0415488982 (hbk)

Number

39977

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

Title Proper

The United States, international law, and the struggle against terrorism

First Statement of Responsibility

/ Thomas Michael McDonnell

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London ;New York

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: Routledge,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

, 2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 298 p

Other Physical Details

. , 24 cm.

Series Title

(Routledge research in terrorism and law)

Text of Note

Language: انگلیسی

Text of Note

Print

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

The West's colonization of Muslim lands and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism -- "The global War on Terrorism" : a mislabeling of the terrorist challenge? -- Torture light? -- Torture heavy -- The allure of the ticking time bomb hypothetical -- Beyond locking 'em up and throwing away the key? Indefinite detention, habeas corpus, and the right to a fair trial -- Acceptable "collateral damage"? Taking innocent life in conducting the "War on Terrorism?" -- Assassinating suspected terrorists : "The dark side" of the War on Terror?" -- Carrying out the death penalty in the "war on terrorism" : getting just desert or creating martyrs? -- Ethnic and racial profiling : a misguided counter-terror tactic? -- The invasion and occupation of Iraq : aggression or a justified resort to force? -- The invasion and occupation of Afghanistan : the legal challenge posed by the haven state -- Conquest, colonization, and the right of self-determination.

Title

Routledge research in terrorism and law

Entry Element

Terrorism, Prevention

Entry Element

Terrorism, Prevention, Law and legislation

Entry Element

Torture (International law)

Entry Element

Habeas corpus (International law)

Entry Element

Terrorism, United States, Prevention

Entry Element

Terrorism, Prevention, Law and legislation, United States

Entry Element

Torture, United States

Number

McDonnell, Thomas Michael.

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