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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Justice in blue and gray Justice in blue and gray Stephen C. Neff Overview: Stephen Neff offers the first comprehensive study of the wide range of legal issues arising from the American Civil War, many of which resonate in debates to this day. Neff examines the law… OL15581363W
Use of the war powers Use of the war powers Maria Kristofer The presidency of George W. Bush was widely criticized as tyrannical and extra-legal, an assessment based primarily on the presidency’s use of the war powers doctrine in the war against terrorism. T… OL15672142W
Dark side Dark side Jane Mayer In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. Radical decisions about how to combat terrorists and strengthen national security were m… OL15835654W
Taking liberties Taking liberties Susan N. Herman "Since 9/11, the U.S. government has acted in a variety of ways--some obvious, some nearly invisible--to increase its surveillance and detention power over American citizens and residents. While mos… OL15941804W
The body of John Merryman The body of John Merryman Brian McGinty 253 p., [10] p. of plates : 22 cm OL16167206W
Declaring war Declaring war Brien Hallett "Declaring War directly challenges the 200-year-old belief that the Congress can and should declare war. By offering a detailed analysis of the declarations of 1812, 1898 and the War Powers Resolutio… OL16585820W
Emergency powers in Asia Emergency powers in Asia Arun K. Thiruvengadam "What is the relevance of contemporary debates over emergency powers for countries situated in Asia? What role does, and should, the constitution play in constraining these powers? The essays in this… OL16978144W
Emergency presidential power Emergency presidential power Chris Edelson Annotation OL19705697W
The spoils of war The spoils of war Bruce Bueno de Mesquita "It's striking how many of the presidents Americans venerate--Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, to name a few--oversaw some of the republic's bloodiest y… OL20037775W
Estados Unidos contra Estados Unidos Estados Unidos contra Estados Unidos Benegas Lynch, Alberto (h.) An analysis by Argentine scholar that the U.S. has betrayed its basic values, including the accelerated erosion of liberty during the 21st century, the violation of individual rights in the name of a… OL23291942W
The military power of the president The military power of the president Michael Kronenwetter Examines the extent of military power held by America's commander-in-chief--a subject of much debate since the founding of the nation. OL2690596W
Quiet past and stormy present? Quiet past and stormy present? Harold Melvin Hyman vii, 67 pages ; 22 cm OL2753649W
Bad advice Bad advice Harold H. Bruff From wiretapping American citizens to waterboarding foreign prisoners, the Bush administration has triggered an uproar over its tactics in the War on Terror--and over its justifications for using the… OL5841231W
Politics, Economics, and Presidential Use of Force Decision Making (Studies in Social and Political… Politics, Economics, and Presidential Use of Force Decision Making (Studies in Social and Political… Karl R. Derouen "This study adds to the foreign policy decision making literature by furthering an understanding of the convergence between foreign policy and domestic politics. It is also relevant to conflict theor… OL9035679W
One Supreme Court One Supreme Court James E. Pfander In offering a general account of the Court as department head, Pfander takes up such important debates in the federal courts' literature as Congress's power to strip the federal courts of jurisdictio… OL9288470W