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Presidential War Power
Louis Fisher
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Description for Presidential War Power
Paperback. Third edition of a bestselling work by one of America's top Constitutional scholars. This update includes discussion of presidential actions during the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama and challenges what the author views as their dangerous expansion of executive power. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
A classic and bestselling work by one of America’s top Constitutional scholars, Presidential War Power garnered the lead review in the New York Times Book Review and raised essential issues that have only become more timely, relevant, and controversial in our post-9/11 era.
In this third edition, Louis Fisher updates his arguments throughout, critiques the presidential actions of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and challenges what he views as their dangerous expansion of executive power. Spanning the life of the Republic from the Revolutionary Era to the War on Terror, the new edition covers for the first time:
In this third edition, Louis Fisher updates his arguments throughout, critiques the presidential actions of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and challenges what he views as their dangerous expansion of executive power. Spanning the life of the Republic from the Revolutionary Era to the War on Terror, the new edition covers for the first time:
- Indefinite detention of civilians and non-civilians without trial
- President Obama’s failed effort to close Guantánamo
- NSA wiretapping and Fourth Amendment violations
- Presidential decision-making relating to the wind-down of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
- U.S. military operations against Libya in 2011
- Continued abuse of the state secrets privilege in national security court cases
- Secret legal memos justifying the use of UAVs or drones for targeted killings overseas
- Extended comparison of the expansion of executive power under George W. Bush and Barack Obama
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619313
SKU
V9780700619313
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About Louis Fisher
Louis Fisher, recently retired as Scholar in Residence at the Constitution Project, previously worked at the Library of Congress as Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers and as Specialist in Constitutional Law. His many books include The Constitution and 9/11: Recurring Threats to America’s Freedoms; Military Tribunals and Presidential Power, which won the American Political Science Association’s Richard E. Neustadt Award; and Constitutional Conflicts between Congress and the President. In 2012, he received the APSA’s Hubert H. Humphrey Award for notable public service by a political scientist.
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