Bush, the detainees, and the Constitution : the battle over presidential power in the War on Terror

Bush, the detainees, and the Constitution : the battle over presidential power in the War on Terror / Howard Ball.

Author/creator	Ball, Howard, 1937-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2007.
Description	viii, 275 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	War and emergency powers--United States. Executive power--United States. Presidents--United States. Constitutional law--United States. Political prisoners--United States. Civil rights--United States. Terrorism--United States --Prevention. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Political aspects.

Contents	Presidential power versus the Constitution's limits on power -- Capturing the "enemy" -- Treatment of the "enemy" -- Bush versus the U.S. Supreme Court, round one, 2003-2004 -- Bush versus the U.S. Supreme court, round two, 2004-2006 -- Bush trumps the U.S. Supreme Court: the 2006 Military Commissions Act.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2007021676
ISBN	9780700615292 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0700615296 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	KF5060 .B35 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold