| Law's Wars: The Fate of the Rule of Law in the Us 'War on Terror' Contributor(s): Abel, Richard L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108429815 ISBN-13: 9781108429818 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $80.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law |
| Dewey: 340.11 |
| LCCN: 2018007065 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (3.70 lbs) 936 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The US 'war on terror', which Bush declared and Obama continued, repeatedly violated fundamental rule of law values. Law's Wars: The Fate of the Rule of Law in the US 'War on Terror' is the first comprehensive account of efforts to resist and correct those violations. It focuses on responses to abuses in Abu Ghraib, efforts by Guant namo Bay detainees to improve conditions of confinement in and win release, expos s of and efforts to end torture and electronic surveillance, and civilian casualties on the battlefield, including targeted killings. Abel deploys a law and society perspective to construct and analyze detailed narratives of the roles of victims, whistle-blowers, the media, NGOs, lawyers, doctors, politicians, military personnel, foreign governments and international organizations in defending the rule of law. Only by understanding past errors can we hope to prevent their repetition in what promises to be an endless 'war on terror'. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abel, Richard L.: - Richard L. Abel is Connell Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the former President of the Law and Society Association, former Vice President of the International Sociological Association Research Committee on Sociology of Law, and a prize winner in both. He is the author of Speaking Respect, Respecting Speech (1998) and Politics by Other Means: Law in the Struggle against Apartheid, 1980-94 (1995), as well as numerous other books on lawyers and the legal profession. |