The War on Terror
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The War on Terror

The Legal Dimension

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eBook - ePub

The War on Terror

The Legal Dimension

About this book

A former Marine judge advocate and legal counsel to General Colin Powell, James Terry explores the genesis of the United States approach to terror violence and the legal foundation for the nation's response to the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Terry first reviews the entire spectrum of legal issues that arise before offering creative and practical legal and political solutions to counter terrorist activities. The author examines the development of rules of engagement and their application in the terrorist environment while differentiating the law of self-defense in this environment from more traditional conflicts. He also addresses the role of interrogation, and the line between harsh interrogation and torture, and the jurisdictional claims that arise.
This volume examines a large number of topics related to the struggle and in a remarkably concise exploration, makes them understandable to experts in international law as well as those who do not have a strong background in the field. This text provides a serious but concise review of the legal issues in 20 interrelated chapters. All constitutional law scholars and political scientists will greatly benefit from reading this book. No other text offers such a comprehensive or detailed review of the issues arising from the War on Terror.

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Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. War on Terror
  5. Legal Requirements for Unconventional Warfare
  6. State-Sponsored Terrorism
  7. The Law of Self-Defense as Applied to the Terrorist Threat
  8. The Development of Rules of Engagement
  9. Use of Force by the President
  10. Covert Action and the War on Terror
  11. Habeas Corpus and the Detention of Enemy Combatants
  12. Torture and the Interrogation of Detainees
  13. Federal Court or Military Commission
  14. The International Criminal Court and the Trial of Terror-Related Crimes
  15. High Seas Terror and the Elimination of Piracy
  16. Outsourcing Defense Support Operations in the War on Terror
  17. Stabilization Operations
  18. Environmental Terrorism
  19. Defense of Critical Infrastructure Systems from Terrorists
  20. The Legality of Attack on Foreign Infrastructure Posing A Threat
  21. War Powers in the Age of Terror
  22. The War on Terror and Media Access
  23. Future Perspectives in Addressing Terror Violence
  24. Notes
  25. Selected Bibliography and Sources
  26. Index
  27. About the Author