Habeas Corpus After 9/11: Confronting America's New Global Detention System
- ISBN-10
- 081472440X
- ISBN-13
- 9780814724408
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 323
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-08-20
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Author
- Jonathan Hafetz
Description
Examines the rise of an American-run global detention system, including Guantâanamo Bay, Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, and secret CIA jails, and discusses efforts that are being made to challenge this new prison system through habeas corpus.
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