Law's Wars
The Fate of the Rule of Law in the US 'War on Terror'
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19918342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard L Abel (0000-0002-5197-3086), Richard Abel (0009-0008-4694-285X, UCLA Health, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Law's Wars (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781108555302 |
| OpenAlex | W2888731502 |
| Open Library | OL34722144M |
| ISBN | 9781108555302 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 162 |
The US 'war on terror', which Bush declared and Obama continued, repeatedly violated fundamental rule of law values. Law's Wars: The Fate of the Rule of Law in the US 'War on Terror' is the first comprehensive account of efforts to resist and correct those violations. It focuses on responses to abuses in Abu Ghraib, efforts by Guantánamo Bay detainees to improve conditions of confinement in and win release, exposés of and efforts to end torture and electronic surveillance, and civilian casualties on the battlefield, including targeted killings. Abel deploys a law and society perspective to construct and analyze detailed narratives of the roles of victims, whistle-blowers, the media, NGOs, lawyers, doctors, politicians, military personnel, foreign governments and international organizations in defending the rule of law. Only by understanding past errors can we hope to prevent their repetition in what promises to be an endless 'war on terror'
Battlefield · Geneva Conventions · Human rights · International humanitarian law · International law · Law of war · Political science · Rule of law · Spanish Civil War · Torture · War on terror · History · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Torture, Ethics, and Law · War, Ethics, and Justification · 2001-2009 · Prevention · Terrorism · Terrorism, prevention · War on terrorism
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |