Getting away with torture : secret government, war crimes, and the rule of law / by Pyle, Christopher H., PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…A policy of torture -- Unleashing the dogs of war -- Torture by proxy -- Signaling permission -- Covering up -- The war criminals -- Torture reconsidered -- Congress : the enablers -- Judicial complicity -- Why do they hate our freedoms? -- Restoring the rule of law.…”
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Power play : the Bush presidency and the Constitution / by Pfiffner, James P.

Table of Contents: “…-- The nature of executive power -- Creating individual rights and an independent legislature -- The American Constitution -- The power to imprison : habeas corpus -- The power to torture -- The power to surveil -- The power to ignore the law : signing statements -- Conclusion: Constitutionalism and the rule of law.…”
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