Under the color of law
Subtitle: the Bush administration's subversion of U.S. constitutional and international law in the War on Terror
By: Martin Henn
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780739143308
Subjects: War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; War and emergency powers; Law and legislation; International and municipal law; Constitutional law; Executive power; War (International law); Terrorism; Prevention
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Under the color of law; title: Question one : The Yoo-Flanigan memo; title: Question two : The November 13 executive order; title: Question three : The Yoo-Haynes II memo; title: Question four : The February 7 executive order; title: Question five : The Bybee-Gonzales memo; title: Appendix A : Military order of November 13, 2001, President George W. Bush; title: Appendix B : Executive order of February 7 , 2002, President George W. Bush; title: Appendix C : Order establishing combatant status review tribunal, July 7, 2004, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz; title: Appendix D : International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Preamble with Articles 1-16 and 26); title: Appendix E : United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Preamble with Articles 1-16 and 31); title: Appendix F : Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Enemy Prisoners of War (select articles); title: Appendix G : Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (select articles); title: Appendix H : The Federal Anti-Torture statue (Title 18, Part I, Chapter 113C, U.S.C. [sub-section] 2340-2340A); title: Appendix I : The Federal War Crimes Act of 1996 (Title 18, Part I, Chapter 118, U.S.C. [section] 2441); title: Appendix J : War Powers Resolution of 1973 Pub. L. No. 93-148, 87 Stat. 555, 93rd Congress, H.J. Res. 542 (Title 50, U.S.C. [sub-section] 1541-1548).