The terror presidency : law and judgment inside the Bush administration

The terror presidency : law and judgment inside the Bush administration / Jack Goldsmith.

Author/creator	Goldsmith, Jack L.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : W.W. Norton, ©2007.
Description	256 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel. War and emergency powers--United States. Rule of law--United States. Misconduct in office--United States. Executive power--United States. War on Terrorism, 2001-2009. Human rights--United States.

Contents	The new job -- The Commander in Chief ensnared by law -- Fear and OLC -- When lawyers make terrorism policy -- Torture and the dilemmas of Presidential lawyering -- The terror Presidency.
Abstract	A key advisor to President Bush recounts his political clashes with powerful administration figures when he questioned the choices of his predecessors about the way the war on terror was being conducted, in an account in which he cites historical parallels.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-249) and index.
LCCN	2007034337
ISBN	9780393065503 (hardcover)
ISBN	0393065502 (hardcover)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	KF 5060 .G65 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold