| Description |
xxiv, 165 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Guantánamo and rule by executive fiat -- Ch. 2. Abuse and torture -- Ch. 3. Guantánamo: testimony and case details -- Ch. 4. Military commissions and the Supreme Court -- Conclusion -- Afterword |
| Summary |
In this important book prominent international human rights lawyer Michael Ratner combines with political journalist Ellen Ray to reveal the truth about the government, the prisoners, and the legal and human issues involved. Features a forward by the Australian lawyer representing David Hicks who is imprisoned there |
| Analysis |
United States |
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Prisoners |
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Human rights violations |
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Guantanamo Bay |
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Terrorism |
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Geneva Conventions |
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Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
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Afghanistan |
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Pakistan |
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Rule of law |
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Hicks, David |
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Australians overseas |
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Overseas item |
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Military commissions (US) |
| Notes |
Introduction by Stephen Kenny, David Hicks' Australian lawyer--T.p |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 163 |
| Subject |
Prisoners of war -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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Prisoners of war -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Prisoners of war -- Afghanistan.
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Prisoners -- Civil rights.
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| SUBJECT |
Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84038876
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| Author |
Ray, Ellen.
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| ISBN |
1920769277 : |
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