War on terror : the legal dimension -- Legal requirements for unconventional warfare : the operational context -- State-sponsored terrorism : the international political context -- The law of self-defense as applied to the terrorist threat -- The development of rules of engagement -- Use of force by the President : defensive uses short of war -- Covert action and the War on Terror -- Habeas corpus and the detention of enemy combatants -- Torture and the interrogation of detainees -- Federal court or military commission : the dilemma -- The International Criminal Court and the trial of terror-related crimes -- High seas terror and the elimination of piracy -- Outsourcing defense support operations in the War on Terror -- Stabilization operations : addressing post-conflict unrest in Iraq and Afghanistan -- Environmental terrorism : from oil fires to fouling gulf waters -- Defense of critical infrastructure systems from terrorists : computer network defense (CND) -- The legality of attack on foreign infrastructure posing a threat : computer network attack (CNA) -- War powers in the age of terror : the 2011 Libya operation -- The War on Terror and media access -- Future perspectives in addressing terror violence
Summary
Examining the legal dimension of the war on terror, James P. Terry carefully explores the myriad juridical concerns that must be addressed in prosecuting a war with few established legal boundaries
