Terrorism, the Laws of War, and the Constitution: Debating the Enemy Combatant Cases

by Peter Berkowitz

Book Overview

The modern laws of war that emerged in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were developed with a particular concept of war in mind--one that does not apply to the conflict with our current adversaries. With the September 11 attacks the United States found itself engaged in a new kind of war, with new dilemmas that needed new rules. Terrorism, the Laws of War, and the Constitution examines three significant enemy combatant cases--Padilla,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817946225
• ISBN13: 9780817946227
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"