The politics of prisoner abuse : the United States and enemy prisoners after 9/11 /

The politics of prisoner abuse : the United States and enemy prisoners after 9/11 /

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Author / Creator:Forsythe, David P., 1941-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 315 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Torture -- United States.
Political prisoners -- Abuse of -- United States.
Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- United States.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Political prisoners -- Abuse of.
Prisoners of war -- Abuse of.
Torture.
United States.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11827385
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9781139093125
1139093126
9780511791567
0511791569
9781139088817
1139088815
9781139092098
113909209X
9781139092609
113909260X
9781283193313
1283193310
9781107004665
1107004667
9780521181105
0521181100
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"When states are threatened by war and terrorism, can we really expect them to abide by human rights and humanitarian law? David Forsythe's bold analysis of US policies towards terror suspects after 9/11 addresses this issue directly. Covering moral, political and legal aspects, he examines the abuse of enemy detainees at the hands of the US. At the centre of the debate is the Bush Administration, which Forsythe argues displayed disdain for international law, in contrast to the general public's support for humanitarian affairs. He explores the similarities and differences between Presidents Obama and Bush on the question of prisoner treatment in an age of terrorism and asks how the Administration should proceed. The book traces the Pentagon's and CIA's records in mistreating prisoners, providing an account which will be of interest to all those who value humanitarian law"--
"This is a book about U.S. policies toward enemy prisoners after the Al Qaeda terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11, 2001. It analyzes the central moral, political, and legal factors in the U.S. policy making process that led the George W. Bush Administration to abuse prisoners on a widespread basis. It also covers the early years of the Barrack Obama Administration"--
Other form:Print version: Forsythe, David P., 1941- Politics of prisoner abuse. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107004665

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