The Guantanamo Effect - Exposing the Consequences of U.S. Detention and Interrogation Practices (Paperback)

This book, based on a two-year study of former prisoners of the U.S. government's detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, reveals in graphic detail the cumulative effect of the Bush administration's "war on terror." Scrupulously researched and devoid of rhetoric, the book deepens the story of post-9/11 America and the nation's descent into the netherworld of prisoner abuse. Researchers interviewed more than sixty former Guantanamo detainees in nine countries, as well as key government officials, military experts, former guards, interrogators, lawyers for detainees, and other camp personnel. We hear directly from former detainees as they describe the events surrounding their capture, their years of incarceration, and the myriad difficulties preventing many from resuming a normal life upon returning home. Prepared jointly by researchers with the Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley, and the International Human Rights Law Clinic, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Rights, "The Guantanamo Effect" contributes significantly to the debate surrounding the U.S.'s commitment to international law during war time.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	September 2009
Authors:	Laurel Emile Fletcher • Eric Stover
Foreword by:	Patricia M Wald
Contributors:	Stephen Paul Smith • Alexa Koenig • Zulaikha Aziz • Alexis Kelly • Sarah Staveteig • Nobuko Mizoguchi
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-26177-8
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	0-520-26177-1
Barcode:	9780520261778

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