US Human Rights Conduct and International Legitimacy: The Constrained Hegemony of George W. Bush

ISBN-13: 9781349472925 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 240 str.

Vincent C. Keating; V. Keating

Opis

Was the Bush administration was successful in legitimating its preferences with habeas corpus, torture, and extraordinary rendition? As American transforms in the post-Bush era, scholars have begun to assess the post-9/11 period in American foreign and domestic policy, asking difficult questions regarding torture and human rights.

Recenzje

"An excellent study of the Bush administration's attempts to legitimize changes to human rights norms in the international system after 9/11, and, crucially, the limits of its ability to do so." Andrew J. Priest, Lecturer, University of Essex, UK

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Norms and Legitimacy in International Security 3. Torture 4. Habeas Corpus 5. Rendition 6. Conclusion Bibliography

O autorze

Vincent Charles Keating is a Lecturer in International Relations at Durham University, UK.