When governments break the law : the rule of law and the prosecution of the Bush administration /
When governments break the law : the rule of law and the prosecution of the Bush administration /
edited by Austin Sarat and Nasser Hussain.
- New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, c2010.
- ix, 230 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Responding to government lawlessness : what does the rule of law require? / Nasser Hussain and Austin Sarat -- Vindicating the rule of law : prosecuting freeriders on human rights / Claire Finkelstein -- Guantâanamo in the Province of the Hague? / Daniel Herwitz -- Universal jurisdiction as praxis : an option to pursue legal accountability for superpower torturers / Lisa Hajjar -- The spider's web : how government lawbreakers routinely elude the law / Stephen Holmes -- Democracy as the rule of law / Paul Horwitz -- Justice Jackson, the memory of internment, and the rule of law after the Bush administration / Stephen I. Vladeck.
9780814741399 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0814741398 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780814739853 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0814739857 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780814741429 (e-book) 0814741428 (e-book)
2010015386
GBB083917 bnb
015600615 Uk
Intervention (International law)
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Rule of law.
Administrative responsibility.
International crimes.
Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--United States.
Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009.
Intervención (Derecho internacional)
Responsabilidad administrativa.
Estado de derecho.
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2001-2009.
KZ 6795 / W567 2010
340/.115
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Responding to government lawlessness : what does the rule of law require? / Nasser Hussain and Austin Sarat -- Vindicating the rule of law : prosecuting freeriders on human rights / Claire Finkelstein -- Guantâanamo in the Province of the Hague? / Daniel Herwitz -- Universal jurisdiction as praxis : an option to pursue legal accountability for superpower torturers / Lisa Hajjar -- The spider's web : how government lawbreakers routinely elude the law / Stephen Holmes -- Democracy as the rule of law / Paul Horwitz -- Justice Jackson, the memory of internment, and the rule of law after the Bush administration / Stephen I. Vladeck.
9780814741399 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0814741398 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780814739853 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0814739857 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780814741429 (e-book) 0814741428 (e-book)
2010015386
GBB083917 bnb
015600615 Uk
Intervention (International law)
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Rule of law.
Administrative responsibility.
International crimes.
Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--United States.
Guerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-2009.
Intervención (Derecho internacional)
Responsabilidad administrativa.
Estado de derecho.
United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2001-2009.
KZ 6795 / W567 2010
340/.115