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Crimes of power & states of impunity [electronic resource] : the U.S. response to terror / Michael Welch.

Localisation

Sécurité publique Canada, Bibliothèque

Ressource

Livres électroniques

Titre alternatif

Crimes of power and states of impunity

Auteurs

Publié

Bibliographie

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-219) and index.

Description

1 online resource (xi, 223 p.)

Résumé

Since 9/11, a new configuration of power situated at the core of the executive branch of the U.S. government has taken hold. In this book, the author takes a close look at the key historical, political, and economic forces shaping the country's response to terror. He argues that current U.S. policies, many enacted after the attacks, undermine basic human rights and violate domestic and international law. He recounts these offenses and analyzes the system that sanctions them, offering fresh insight into the complex relationship between power and state crime. He also examines the unlawful enemy combatant designation, Guantanamo Bay, recent torture cases, and collateral damage relating to the war in Iraq.

Sujet

Accès en ligne

Contenu

1. A post-9/11 world -- 2. A new configuration of power -- 3. Unlawful enemy combatants -- 4. Guantanamo Bay -- 5. Torture -- 6. Ordering Iraq -- 7. Collateral damage -- 8. Governing through terror -- 9. States of impunity.

Collection

Critical issues in crime and society.

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