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When Governments Break the Law: The Rule of Law and the Prosecution of the Bush Administration

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Description for When Governments Break the Law: The Rule of Law and the Prosecution of the Bush Administration Paperback. Takes an interdisciplinary approach to the legal challenges posed by the criminal wrongdoing of governments Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Hussain, Nasser. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQ; LNDH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.

Recent controversies surrounding the war on terror and American intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought rule of law rhetoric to a fevered pitch. While President Obama has repeatedly emphasized his Administration’s commitment to transparency and the rule of law, nowhere has this resolve been so quickly and severely tested than with the issue of the possible prosecution of Bush Administration officials. While some worry that without legal consequences there will be no effective deterrence for the repetition of future transgressions of justice committed at the highest levels of government, others echo Obama’s seemingly reluctant stance on launching an investigation ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814739853
SKU
V9780814739853
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About Austin Sarat
Austin Sarat (Editor) Austin Sarat is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He has written or edited dozens of books, including Lethal Injection and the False Promise of Humane Execution, Law's Infamy: Understanding the Canon of Bad Law, and Cause Lawyering: Political Commitments and Professional Responsibilities and Cause ... Read more

Reviews for When Governments Break the Law: The Rule of Law and the Prosecution of the Bush Administration
If, as all the authors in this volume concede, Bush Administration violations can be prosecuted for their alleged crimes, shouldnt we, in accordance with the rule of law, proceed with such prosecutions. This, however, is just the jumping off point. This is a great book precisely because the authors clearly succeed in demonstrating the complexity and problems with each seemingly ... Read more

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