Guantanamo and Beyond Exceptional Courts and Military Commissions in Comparative Perspective (PDF)

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Synopsis

This book brings together the viewpoints of leading scholars and policy makers on the topic of exceptional courts and military commissions with a series of unique contributions setting out the current 'state of the field'. The book assesses the relationship between such courts and overlapping legal arenas including constitutional law, international law, international human rights law and international humanitarian law. The Military Commissions scheme established by President George W. Bush in November 2001 has garnered considerable controversy. In parallel with the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the creation of military courts has focused significant global attention on the use of such courts to process and try persons suspected of committing terrorist acts or offenses during armed conflict.

Book details

Author:
Oren Gross, Fionnuala Ni Aolain
ISBN:
9781107009219
Related ISBNs:
9781107009219
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Grades:
Graduate Student, Adult Ed, Undergraduate Student, Post-Graduate Student
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2016-03-09
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2013
Copyright by:
Cambridge University Press 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government