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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-272) and index. |
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The law of war -- The new paradigm -- Congress and an unchecked presidency -- The court versus the Commander in Chief -- The torture debate. |
| Summary |
The American presidency has long tested the capacity of the system of checks and balances to constrain executive power, especially in times of war. While scholars have examined presidents starting military conflicts without congressional authorization or infringing on civil liberties in the name of national security, Stuart Streichler focuses on the conduct of hostilities. Using the treatment of war-on-terror detainees under President George W. Bush as a case study, he integrates international humanitarian law into a constitutional analysis of the repercussions of presidential war powers for human rights around the world. Putting President Bush's actions in a wider context, Presidential Accountability in Wartime begins with a historical survey of the laws of war, with particular emphasis on the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Nuremberg Tribunal. Streichler then reconstructs the decision-making process that led to the president's approval of interrogation methods that violated Geneva's mandate to treat wartime captives humanely. While taking note of various accountability options-from within the executive branch to the International Criminal Court-the book illustrates the challenge in holding presidents personally responsible for violating the laws of war through an in-depth analysis of the actions taken by Congress, the Supreme Court, and the public in response. In doing so, this book not only raises questions about whether international humanitarian law can moderate wartime presidential behavior but also about the character of the presidency and the American constitutional system of government. |
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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- (OCoLC)fst00363849
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War and emergency powers -- United States -- History.
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Executive power -- United States -- History.
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Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- United States.
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History.
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Legislative power -- United States -- History.
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Political questions and judicial power -- United States -- History.
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Torture -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Torture (International law)
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Humanitarian law.
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Executive power. (OCoLC)fst00917857
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Humanitarian law. (OCoLC)fst00963577
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Legislative power. (OCoLC)fst00995815
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Political questions and judicial power. (OCoLC)fst01069674
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Prisoners of war -- Abuse of.
(OCoLC)fst01766447
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Terrorism -- Prevention -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst01765505
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Torture (International law) (OCoLC)fst01152968
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Torture -- Law and legislation.
(OCoLC)fst01152958
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War and emergency powers. (OCoLC)fst01170437
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
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Electronic books.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.
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President Bush, the treatment of detainees, and the laws of war |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Streichler, Stuart, 1957- Presidential accountability in wartime Ann Arbor [Michigan] : University of Michigan Press, [2023] 9780472076499 (DLC) 2023020929 |
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9780472903900 (ebook other) |
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047290390X |
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9780472076499 (hardcover) |
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9780472056491 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.12407071 doi |
