|
|
books
| book details |
Targeting Americans: The Constitutionality of the U.S. Drone War
By (author) H. Jefferson Powell, By (author) Philip C. Bobbitt
|
| on special |
normal price: R 2 401.95
Price: R 2 281.95
|
| book description |
Targeting Americans: The Constitutionality of the U.S. Drone War focuses on the legal debate surrounding drone strikes, the use of which has expanded significantly under the Obama Presidency as part of the continuing war against terror. Despite the political salience of the legal questions raised by targeted killing, the author asserts that there has been remarkably little careful analysis of the fundamental legal question: the constitutionality of the policy. From a position of deep practical expertise in constitutional issues, Prof. Powell provides a dispassionate and balanced analysis of the issues posed by U.S. targeted killing policy, using the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki in September 2011 as a focus for discussion. While Powell concludes that the al-Awlaki strike was constitutional under 2001 legislation, he rejects the Obama administration's broader claims of authority for its drone policies. Furthermore, he argues, citizens acting as combatants in al-Qaeda and associated groups are not entitled to due process protections: by due process standards, the administration's procedures are legally inadequate. A fundamental theme of the book is that the conclusion that an action or policy is constitutional should not be confused with claims about its wisdom, morality, or legality under international norms. Part of the purpose of constitutional analysis is to draw attention to these other normative concerns and not, as is too often the case, to occlude them.
| product details |
Normally shipped |
Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc
Published date | 21 Apr 2016
Language |
Format | Hardback
Pages | 264
Dimensions | 211 x 142 x 28mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 408g
ISBN | 978-0-1904-9284-7
Readership Age |
BISAC | law / military
| other options |
Normally shipped |
Readership Age |
Normal Price | R 3 198.95
Price | R 3 039.95
| on special |
|
|
To view the items in your trolley please sign in.
| sign in |
|
|
|
| specials |
|
Emil Coetzee, a civil servant in his fifties, is washing blood off his hands when the ceasefire is announced.
|
An epic love story with the pulse of a thriller that asks: what would you risk for a second chance at first love?
|
This is indeed a story of mercy and the redemption it offers.
|
|
|
|
