The case for congress
Subtitle: separation of powers and the War on Terror
By: by Victor M. Hansen and Lawrence Friedman.
Contributors: Friedman, Lawrence Meir, 1930-
Publisher: Ashgate; Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey [England]; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780754675600
Subjects: Abu Ghraib Prison; Separation of powers -- United States; War and emergency powers -- United States; War on Terrorism, 2001- -- Law and legislation -- United States; Executive power -- United States; National security -- United States; Constitutional law -- United States; Civil rights -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The constitutional framework; title: Emergency powers; title: The aftermath of Abu Ghraib and the need for congressional action; title: The case against secret evidence; title: Extraordinary renditions and the state secrets privilege; title: Civilian control of the military and attempts to politicize military lawyers; title: The case for congress.