Title: Beyond the Law
Subtitle: The Bush Administration's Unlawful Responses in the "War" on Terror
First published: 2007
Description: Provides a detailed exposition of violations of international law authorized and abetted by secret memos, authorizations and orders of the Bush administration.  It describes why several executive claims were in error, what illegal authorizations were given, what illegal interrogation tactics were approved, and what illegal transfers and secret detentions occurred. It offers the most thorough documentation of cases demonstrating that the President is bound by the laws of war; that decisions to detain persons, decide their status, and mistreat them are subject to judicial review during the war; and that the commander-in-chief power is subject to restraints by Congress. Special military commissions contemplated by President Bush are analyzed along with the Supreme Court's decision in Hamdan concerning their illegal structure and procedures, as well as problems created by the 2006 Military Commission Act.
Subjects: Politics and government, Detention of persons, Terrorists, Civil rights, War and emergency powers, War (International law), Legal status, laws, etc.,, Combatants and noncombatants (International law), Executive power, Terrorism, Prevention, War on Terrorism, 2001-, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, Nonfiction, Politics, Bush, george w. (george walker), 1946-, War (international law), War on terrorism, 2001-2009, Civil rights, united states, Terrorism, united states, United states, politics and government, 2001-2009, Legal status, laws
Places: United States
People: George W. Bush (1946-)
Time periods: 2001-, 2001-2009
LC classification: KF9625 .P38 2007