United States, international law, and the struggle against terrorism

By:

McDonnell, Thomas Michael

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York, Routledge, 2011,Description: xxvi, 298 pISBN:

9780415782425

DDC classification:

344.05325 MCD.U

Contents:

The west's colonization of Muslim lands and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism -- "The global war on terrorism" : a mislabling 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 Iraq : aggression or a justified resort to force? -- The invasion and occupation of Afghnistan : the legal challenge posed by the haven state -- Conquest, colonization, and the right of self-determination. Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- United States. Torture (International law) Habeas corpus (International law)

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Symbiosis Law School, Noida Reference	344.05325 MCD.U (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not For Loan		SLSN-B-7294

The west's colonization of Muslim lands and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism --
"The global war on terrorism" : a mislabling 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 Iraq : aggression or a justified resort to force? --
The invasion and occupation of Afghnistan : the legal challenge posed by the haven state --
Conquest, colonization, and the right of self-determination.
Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Torture (International law)
Habeas corpus (International law)

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