TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pfander,James E
TI  - Constitutional torts and the war on terror 
SN  - 9780190495312 
AV  - KF1306.C64 P43 2017
U1  - 342.73088 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press 
KW  - United States
KW  - Constitution
KW  - 4th Amendment
KW  - Government accountability
KW  - Constitutional torts
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Searches and seizures
KW  - Civil rights
N1  - This edition previously issued in print: 2017; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - 'Constitutional Torts and the War on Terror' examines the judicial response to human rights claims arising from the Bush Administration's war on terror. Despite widespread agreement that the Administration's program of extraordinary rendition, prolonged detention, and 'enhanced' interrogation was torture by another name, not a single federal appellate court has confirmed an award of damages to the program's victims. The silence of the federal courts leaves victims without redress and the constitutional limits on government action undefined
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190495282.001.0001
ER  -