Beyond the Law: The Bush Administration's Unlawful Responses in the War on Terror

by Jordan J. Paust

Book Overview

Provides a detailed exposition of violations of international law authorized and abetted by secret memos, authorizations and orders of the Bush administration. It describes why several executive claims were in error, what illegal authorizations were given, what illegal interrogation tactics were approved, and what illegal transfers and secret detentions occurred. It offers the most thorough documentation of cases demonstrating that the President is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521711207
• ISBN13: 9780521711203
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"