Richard L. Abel (Los Angeles University of California)

Gebundenes Buch

Law's Wars

The Fate of the Rule of Law in the Us 'War on Terror'

Beschreibung

All Americans should be deeply troubled by violations of fundamental freedoms in the US 'war on terror'. This is the only comprehensive account of efforts during the Bush and Obama administrations to defend the rule of law against egregious wrongs committed in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, torture, wiretapping, civilian casualties, and targeted killings.

Autor

Richard L. Abel is Connell Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the former President of the Law and Society Association, former Vice President of the International Sociological Association Research Committee on Sociology of Law, and a prize winner in both. He is the author of Speaking Respect, Respecting Speech (1998) and Politics by Other Means: Law in the Struggle against Apartheid, 1980-94 (1995), as well as numerous other books on lawyers and the legal profession.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 936
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 163mm x 51mm
• Gewicht: 1642g
• ISBN-13: 9781108429818
• ISBN-10: 1108429815
• Artikelnr.: 52420401