A war like no other : the Constitution in a time of terror /

A war like no other : the Constitution in a time of terror /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Fiss, Owen M., author.
Imprint:	New York : The New Press, 2015. ©2015
Description:	xvii, 330 pages ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	United States. -- Constitution. War on Terrorism (2001-2009) Constitution (United States) Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- United States. Civil rights -- United States. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. Civil rights. Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10318186

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Other authors / contributors:	Sutton, Trevor, editor.
ISBN:	9781620970973 (hbk.) 162097097X (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-312) and index.
Summary:	"Owen Fiss has been a leading legal scholar for over thirty years, yet before 2001 it would have seemed unlikely for him to write about national security and the laws of war; his focus was civil procedure and equal protection, but when the War on Terror began to shroud legal proceedings in secrecy, he realized that the bulwarks of procedure that shield the individual from the awesome power of the state were dissolving, perhaps irreparably, and that it was time for him to speak up. The ten chapters in this volume cover the major legal battlefronts of the War on Terror from Guantánamo to drones, with a focus on the constitutional implications of those new tools. The underlying theme is Fiss's concern for the offense done to the U.S. Constitution by the administrative and legislative branches of government in the name of public safety and the refusal of the judiciary to hold the government accountable. A War Like No Other will be an essential intellectual foundation for all concerned about constitutional rights and the law in a new age."--

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Part I. An Unfolding Perspective
Chapter 1. In the Shadow of War
Chapter 2. The War on Terror and the Rule of Law
Chapter 3. The Perils of Minimalism
Chapter 4. Aberrations No More
Chapter 5. Law Is Everywhere
Part II. The New Normal
Chapter 6. Imprisonment Without Trial
Chapter 7. Torture and Extraordinary Rendition
Chapter 8. Criminalizing Political Advocacy
Chapter 9. Warrantless Wiretapping
Chapter 10. The Targeted Killing of Alleged Terrorists
Notes
Index