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American Counterterrorism: The Triangle of Detention, Interrogation and Trial

By International Association of Penal Law

See my article, American Counterterrorism: The Triangle of Detention, Interrogation and Trial, which is soon to be published for the Magna Carta Institute’s Symposium: “Towards a Global Legal Counter-Terrorism Model: Transatlantic Perspectives”. Abstract:      Eight years after 9/11, American counterterrorism policy is in a state of extraordinary flux. More precisely it is still in its infancy. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11 President Bush declared ?war on terrorism?, established a torture based interrogation regime, signed an Executive Order creating Military Commissions and put a price on Bin-Laden?s head. These policies – articulated and implemented without consulting Congress – represent the ?unitary executive? theory articulated by Professor John Yoo...continue to full post

Full post as published by AIDP Blog on December 26, 2009 (boomark / email).