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Examining the legal dimension of the war on terror, James P. Terry carefully explores the myriad juridical concerns that must be addressed in prosecuting a war with few established legal boundaries.
List of contents
Preface
Foreword
I. The Threat of Terrorism in Perspective
II. Legal Requirements for Unconventional Warfare: The Operational
Context
III. State-Sponsored Terrorism: The International Political Context
IV. The Law of Self-Defense as Applied to the Terrorist Threat in Iraq
and Southwest Asia
V. The Development of Rules of Engagement and Their Application in
the Terrorist Environment
VI. Use of Force by the President: Defensive Uses Short of War
VII. Covert Action and the War on Terror
VIII. Access to Federal Courts for Enemy Combatants
IX. Torture and the Interrogation of Detainees
X. Federal Court or Military Commission: The Dilemma
XI. The International Criminal Court and the Trial of Terror-Related
Crimes
XII. High Seas Terror and the Elimination of Piracy
XIII. Outsourcing Defense Support Operations in the War on Terror
XIV. Stabilization Operations: Addressing Post-Conflict Unrest in Iraq
and Afghanistan
XV. Environmental Terrorism: From Oil Fires to Fouling Gulf Waters
XVI. Defense of Critical Computer Infrastructure from Terrorists:
Computer Network Defense (CND)
XVII. The Legality of Attack on Foreign Infrastructure Posing a Threat
to the U.S.: Computer Network Attack (CNA)
XVIII. War Powers in the Age on Terror: The 2011 Libya Operation
XIX. The War on Terror and Media Access
XX. Future Perspectives in Addressing Terror Violence
Appendix: Selected Bibliography and Sources
About the author
About the author
James P Terry, a retired Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran, holds a law degree, a master of laws degree, and the doctor of juridical science degree. Currently, he is Senior Fellow at the Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia. He and his wife Dr Michelle Terry live in Annandale, Virginia.
Summary
Examining the legal dimension of the war on terror, James P. Terry carefully explores the myriad juridical concerns that must be addressed in prosecuting a war with few established legal boundaries.
