Habeas Corpus after 9/11 : : Confronting America’s New Global Detention System / / Jonathan Hafetz.

The U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay has long been synonymous with torture, secrecy, and the abuse of executive power. It has come to epitomize lawlessness and has sparked protracted legal battles and political debate. For too long, however, Guantánamo has been viewed in isolation and has ove...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2011]
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part 1
  • 1. Laying the Foundation for the “War on Terror”
  • 2. Guantánamo
  • 3. Guantánamo beyond Guantánamo
  • 4. Crossing a Constitutional Rubicon
  • Part 2
  • 5. Habeas Corpus and the Right to Challenge Unlawful Imprisonment
  • 6. The Seeds of a Global Constitution
  • Part 3
  • 7. A Modest Judicial Intervention
  • 8. The Battle for Habeas Corpus Continues
  • 9. Tackling Prisons beyond the Law
  • Part 4
  • 10. Toward a Better Understanding of Habeas Corpus
  • 11. The Elusive Custodian
  • 12. Terrorism as Crime
  • 13. Continuity and Change
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author