This text provides a background and analysis comparing military commissions as envisioned under the MCA to the rules that had been established by the Department of Defense for military commissions and to general military courts-martial conducted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Analyses the authority to detain American citizens who are suspected of being members, agents, or associates of Al Qaeda, the Taliban and possibly other terrorist organisations as 'enemy combatants.'

Discusses enactment of declarations of war and authorizations for the use of force and analyzes their legal effects under international and domestic law. This book includes an extensive listing and summary of the statutes that are triggered by a declaratio

The United States is relying heavily on private firms to supply a wide variety of services in Iraq, including security. This book summarises what is known publically about companies that provide personnel for security missions in Iraq and some sources of controversy surrounding them.