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Title | : | The 9/11 Terror Cases: Constitutional Challenges in the War against Al Qaeda (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) |
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.92 (839 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0700621709 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-09-05 |
Language | : | English |
White on the US Supreme Court, assistant to the US Solicitor General and as director of the Office of Special Investigations in the Department of Justice's Criminal Division. Ryan teaches the law of war at Harvard University and Boston College Law School. His books include Yamashita's Ghost: War Crimes, MacArthur's Justice and Command Accountability. . Allan A. He has served as a law clerk to Justice Byron R
Four Stars Elizabeth Persson Very clear and succinct. Richard A Figueroa said Five Stars. Very informative. Leopold Bloom said Do Americans confine people indefinitely and without judicial review? Nope.. This is a book that HAD to be written, and fortunately it was written by an author who has vast experience in military law, the Supreme Court, the Geneva Conventions and the Law of War.The resolution of the 9/11 terror cases included one of the longest and most significant confrontations between the executive
In doing so, as we see clearly in Ryan's deft account, the Supreme Court's rulings speak directly to the extent and nature of presidential and congressional prerogative, and to the critical separation and balance of powers in the governing of the United States.. Rumsfeld, both decided by the Supreme Court in 2004; Hamdan v. Ryan leads students and general readers through the pertinent cases: Rasul v. An eloquent writer and an expert in military law and constitutional litigation, Ryan is an adept guide through the nuanced complexities of these cases, which rejected the sweeping powers asserted by President Bush and Congress, and upheld the rule of law, even for enemy combatants. Could these prisoners (including an American citizen) be held indefinitely without due process of law? Did they have the right to seek their release by habeas corpus in US courts? Could they be tried in a makeshift military judicial system? With Guantánamo well into its second decade, these que
Provides an objective analysis of a very complicated topic: the challenges made to the US Constitution following the invasion of Afghanistan and how the American legal and political system has responded to such challenges."—H-Net Reviews"The equilibrium of American law was severely tested in the years after the 9/11 attacks, in part by an extraordinary assertion of powers by the executive branch. Ryan examines the cases through the lens of the separation of powers system, demonstrating the back and forth between the executive, Congress, and courts on these issues."—Congress & the Presidency"A breath of fresh air amongst the numerous books written by politicians, journalists, academics, military and intelligence officers following the attacks of September 11. Banks, editor-in-chief, Journal of National Security Law and Policy"Allan Ryan'
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