The politics of prisoner abuse [electronic resource] : the United States and enemy prisoners after 9/11 / David P. Forsythe.

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"When states are threatened by war and terrorism, can we really expect them to abide by human rights and humanitarian law? David Forsythe's bold analysis of US policies towards terror suspects after 9/11 addresses this issue directly. Covering moral, political and legal aspects, he examines the abus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Forsythe, David P., 1941-
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Torture > United States. Political prisoners > Abuse of > United States. Prisoners of war > Abuse of > United States. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Online Access:	EBSCO eBooks: 2011 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2011 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	The Politics of Prisoner Abuse: The United States and Enemy Prisoners after 9/11
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Prisoner abuse and political morality in historical perspective; 2. Political morality and the George W. Bush Administration; 3. Bush lawyers and the politics of legal interpretation; 4. The military: Afghanistan, Guantanamo, Iraq; 5. The CIA: kidnapping, black sites, renditions; 6. Legal justice: detention classifications and military commissions; 7. Conclusion: prisoner abuse and the politics of transitional justice; 8. Annexes.