TY  - BOOK
AU  - McDonnell,Thomas Michael
TI  - United States, international law and the struggle against terrorism 
T2  - Routledge research in terrorism and law
SN  - 9780415488983 
AV  - K5256 .M36 2010
U1  - 363.3250973 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London 
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Torture (International law)
KW  - Habeas corpus (International law)
KW  - United States
KW  - Torture
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The West's colonization of Muslim lands and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism -- "The global War on Terrorism" : a mislabeling of the terrorist challenge? -- Torture light? -- Torture heavy -- The allure of the ticking time bomb hypothetical -- Beyond locking 'em up and throwing away the key? Indefinite detention, habeas corpus, and the right to a fair trial -- Acceptable "collateral damage"? Taking innocent life in conducting the "War on Terrorism?" -- Assassinating suspected terrorists : "The dark side" of the War on Terror?" -- Carrying out the death penalty in the "war on terrorism" : getting just desert or creating martyrs? -- Ethnic and racial profiling : a misguided counter-terror tactic? -- The invasion and occupation of Iraq : aggression or a justified resort to force? -- The invasion and occupation of Afghanistan : the legal challenge posed by the haven state -- Conquest, colonization, and the right of self-determination
ER  -