How the Gloves Came Off: Lawyers, Policy Makers, and Norms in the Debate on Torture
(Part of the Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Series and Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Series)
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The treatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, Guant namo Bay, and far-flung CIA "black sites" after the attacks of 9/11 included cruelty that defied legal and normative prohibitions in U.S. and international law. The antitorture stance of the United States was brushed aside. Since then, the guarantee of American civil liberties and due process for POWs and detainees has grown muddled, threatening the norms that sustain modern democracies. How...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231180780
ISBN13:9780231180788
Release Date:March 2017
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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