Habeas Corpus after 9/11 - Confronting America's New Global Detention System (Hardcover)

2012 American Bar Association Gavel Award Honorable Mention for Books 2012 Scribes Book Silver Medal Award presented by the American Society of Legal Writers The U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay has long been synonymous with torture, secrecy, and the abuse of executive power. It has come to epitomize lawlessness and has sparked protracted legal battles and political debate. For too long, however, Guantanamo has been viewed in isolation and has overshadowed a larger, interconnected global detention system that includes other military prisons such as Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, secret CIA jails, and the transfer of prisoners to other countries for torture. Guantanamo is simply-and alarmingly-the most visible example of a much larger prison system designed to operate outside the law. Habeas Corpus after 9/11 examines the rise of the U.S.-run global detention system that emerged after 9/11 and the efforts to challenge it through habeas corpus (a petition to appear in court to claim unlawful imprisonment). Habeas expert and litigator Jonathan Hafetz gives us an insider's view of the detention of "enemy combatants" and an accessible explanation of the complex forces that keep these systems running. In the age of terrorism, some argue that habeas corpus is impractical and unwise. Hafetz advocates that it remains the single most important check against arbitrary and unlawful detention, torture, and the abuse of executive power.

General

Imprint:	New York University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	2011
Authors:	Jonathan Hafetz
Dimensions:	229 x 153 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	331
ISBN-13:	978-0-8147-3703-3
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law Promotions
LSN:	0-8147-3703-X
Barcode:	9780814737033

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