The treatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, Guantanamo Bay,
and far-flung CIA "black sites" after the attacks of 9/11 included
cruelty that defied legal and normative prohibitions in U.S. and
international law. The antitorture stance of the United States was
brushed aside. Since then, the guarantee of American civil
liberties and due process for POWs and detainees has grown muddled,
threatening the norms that sustain modern democracies. How the
Gloves Came Off considers the legal and political arguments that
led to this standoff between civility and chaos and their
significant consequences for the strategic interests and standing
of the United States. Unpacking the rhetoric surrounding the push
for unitary executive action in wartime, How the Gloves Came Off
traces the unmaking of the consensus against torture. It implicates
U.S. military commanders, high-level government administrators,
lawyers, and policy makers from both parties, exposing the ease
with which powerful actors manipulated ambiguities to strip
detainees of their humanity. By targeting the language and logic
that made torture thinkable, this book shows how future decision
makers can craft an effective counternarrative and set a new course
for U.S. policy toward POWs and detainees. Whether leaders use
their influence to reinforce a prohibition of cruelty to prisoners
or continue to undermine long-standing international law will
determine whether the United States retains a core component of its
founding identity.
General
| Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare |
| Release date: |
March 2017 |
| Authors: |
Elizabeth Grimm
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
|
| Pages: |
280 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-18078-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Business & management >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-231-18078-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780231180788 |
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