Unchecked and unbalanced : presidential power in a time of terror / Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr. & Aziz Z. Huq.

Author/creator Schwarz, Frederick A. O., 1935-
Other author Huq, Aziz Z.
Other author Brennan Center for Justice.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New Press : Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, 2007.
Description276 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Flawed mandates : early years of the FBI and CIA -- Revelations of the Church Committee -- Reform and resistance : consequences of the Church Committee -- Our torture policy -- "Extraordinary rendition" and the wages of hypocricy -- Bringing war back home -- Kings and presidents -- The king's counsel -- Conclusion : a republic, if you can keep it.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [209]-262) and index.
LCCN 2006028784
ISBN1595581170 (hc.)
ISBN9781595581174 (hc.)