Habeas corpus after 9/11 confronting America's new global detention system / Jonathan Hafetz.

Author/creator Hafetz, Jonathan
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press,
Descriptionix, 323 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2011 Subject Collection
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Subjects
Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp.
Habeas corpus--United States.
Detention of persons--United States.
Terrorism--United States. --Prevention.
Combatants and noncombatants (International law)
Detention of persons--Cuba. --Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Prisoners of war--Legal status, laws, etc. --Cuba. --Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.

Contents Laying the foundation for the "war on terror" -- Guantánamo : microcosm of a prison beyond the law -- Guantánamo beyond Guantánamo : toward a global detention system -- Crossing a constitutional rubicon : the domestic "enemy combatant" cases -- Habeas Corpus and the right to challenge unlawful imprisonment -- The seeds of a global constitution -- A modest judicial intervention : the first supreme court "enemy combatant" decisions -- The battle for habeas corpus continues --Tackling prisions beyond the law : Guantánamo revisited -- Toward a better understanding of habeas corpus : individual rights and the role of the judiciary during wartime -- The elusive custodian : some potential limits of habeas corpus -- Terrorism as crime : toward a lawful and sustainable detention policy -- Continuity and change : the detention policies of a new administration.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-312) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010026424
ISBN9780814737033 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814773437 (ebook)