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Habeas corpus after 9/11 : confronting America's new global detention system /

Hafetz, Jonathan,

Habeas corpus after 9/11 : confronting America's new global detention system / Jonathan Hafetz. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text examines the rise of the U.S.-run global detention system that emerged after 9/11 and the efforts to challenge it through habeas corpus (a petition to appear in court to claim unlawful imprisonment). Hafetz presents an insider's view of the detention of 'enemy combatants' and an explanation of the forces that keep the systems running.

Specialized.

9780814790793 No price


Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp.


Habeas corpus--United States.
Detention of persons--United States.
Terrorism--Prevention.--United States
Combatants and noncombatants (International law)
Detention of persons--Cuba--Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Prisoners of war--Legal status, laws, etc.--Cuba--Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Law.
United States of America, USA.
Political control & freedoms.
Public international law: human rights.

KF9011 / .H34 2016

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