Law's Wars, Law's Trials

Law's Wars, Law's Trials

The rule of law is a foundation of the liberal state. The US ‘War on Terror’ under Presidents Bush and Obama threatened and violated the rule of law in multiple ways. This article surveys those challenges and analyses how US institutions responded in order to assess the capacity of the legal system...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of law and society 2020-10, Vol.47 (S1), p.S14-S29
1. Verfasser: ABEL, RICHARD L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Counterterrorism
Law
Legal system
Presidents
Pressure
Rule of law
Terrorism
Trials
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The rule of law is a foundation of the liberal state. The US ‘War on Terror’ under Presidents Bush and Obama threatened and violated the rule of law in multiple ways. This article surveys those challenges and analyses how US institutions responded in order to assess the capacity of the legal system to resist political pressure in moments of crisis.
ISSN:0263-323X
1467-6478
DOI:10.1111/jols.12244