Detention and denial the case for candor after Guantánamo / Benjamin Wittes.
| Author/creator | Wittes, Benjamin |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, |
| Description | x, 160 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2011 Subject Collection |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Current U.S. policy -- The mythology and reality of preventive detention in the United States -- The emerging law of detention -- The problems that denial cannot solve -- The case for candor -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "Discusses the legal, political, and moral ramifications of the current U.S. approach to handling detention of terrorist suspects and reviews in particular the historical and current uses of preventive detention under American law in arguing for a formal, statutory system of rules to govern detention in the context of counterterrorism operations."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010039948 |
| ISBN | 9780815704911 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |