Detention of American Citizens as Enemy Combatants [electronic resource]
Analyzes U.S. authority to detain U.S. citizens suspected of being members, agents, or associates of Al Qaeda or other terrorist organizations as "enemy combatants." Provides an overview of law of war pertinent to the detention of different categories of individuals, examines legal precede...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Analyzes U.S. authority to detain U.S. citizens suspected of being members, agents, or associates of Al Qaeda or other terrorist organizations as "enemy combatants." Provides an overview of law of war pertinent to the detention of different categories of individuals, examines legal precedents invoked to support Administration actions, provides background information on cases of two U.S. citizens currently in custody as enemy combatants, and reviews Constitutional issues, the role of Congress, and the proposed Detention of Enemy Combatants Act. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. |
| Physical Description: | 61 p., digital, PDF file. |