| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages .) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
War on terror : the legal dimension -- Legal requirements for unconventional warfare : the operational context -- State-sponsored terrorism : the international political context -- Law of self-defense as applied to the terrorist threat -- Development of rules of engagement -- Use of force by the President : defensive uses short of war -- Covert action and the War on Terror -- Habeas corpus and the detention of enemy combatants -- Torture and the interrogation of detainees -- Federal court or military commission : the dilemma -- International Criminal Court and the trial of terror-related crimes -- High seas terror and the elimination of piracy -- Outsourcing defense support operations in the War on Terror -- Stabilization operations : addressing post-conflict unrest in Iraq and Afghanistan -- Environmental terrorism : from oil fires to fouling gulf waters -- Defense of critical infrastructure systems from terrorists : computer network defense (CND) -- Legality of attack on foreign infrastructure posing a threat : computer network attack (CNA) -- War powers in the age of terror : the 2011 Libya operation -- War on Terror and media access -- Future perspectives in addressing terror violence. |
| Summary |
Examining the legal dimension of the war on terror, James P. Terry carefully explores the myriad juridical concerns that must be addressed in prosecuting a war with few established legal boundaries. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
War on Terrorism (2001-2009) |
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Terrorism -- Prevention.
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Terrorism -- Prevention. |
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Terrorism -- United States.
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Terrorism. |
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United States. |
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Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States.
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Terrorism -- Government policy. |
| Chronological Term |
2001-2009 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781442222427 1442222425 (DLC) 2013004659 |
| ISBN |
1442222441 (electronic book) |
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9781442222441 (electronic book) |
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9781442222427 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1442222425 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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