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Proposal For A New Executive Order On Assassination, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Proposal For A New Executive Order On Assassination, Jeffrey F. Addicott
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Assassination, The War On Terrorism, And The Constitution, Rodney A. Smolla
Assassination, The War On Terrorism, And The Constitution, Rodney A. Smolla
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
It's Not Really "Assassination": Legal And Moral Implications Of Intentionally Targeting Terrorists And Aggressor-State Regime Elites, Robert F. Turner
It's Not Really "Assassination": Legal And Moral Implications Of Intentionally Targeting Terrorists And Aggressor-State Regime Elites, Robert F. Turner
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Targeted Killing And Assassination: The U.S. Legal Framework, William C. Banks, Peter Raven-Hansen
Targeted Killing And Assassination: The U.S. Legal Framework, William C. Banks, Peter Raven-Hansen
University of Richmond Law Review
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Stacking The Deck Against Suspected Terrorists: The Dwindling Procedural Limits On The Government's Power To Indefinitely Detain United States Citizens As Enemy Combatants, Nickolas A. Kacprowski
Stacking The Deck Against Suspected Terrorists: The Dwindling Procedural Limits On The Government's Power To Indefinitely Detain United States Citizens As Enemy Combatants, Nickolas A. Kacprowski
Seattle University Law Review
This Note examines Padilla v. Bush as an example of the contemporary application of enemy combatant law. This Note argues that in present and future applications of enemy combatant law, courts should treat Padilla as the preferred model of application because Padilla preserves more Constitutional protections, specifically the right to counsel in bringing a habeas petition, than do Hamdi or Quirin. The Padilla decision is preferable to Hamdi because Padilla restricts the movement of enemy combatant law away from the ex- press criminal protections of the Constitution. In contrast, Hamdi greatly accelerates such movement.
Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Terrorists: An In-Depth Analysis Of The Government's Right To Classify United States Citizens Suspected Of Terrorism As Enemy Combatants And Try Those Enemy Combatants By Military Comission, Amanda Schaffer
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Comment explores the government's right to treat citizens as enemy combatants and whether their trials should be by military commissions or by the non-military criminal justice system. It gives background information and explains the source of the government's right to determine enemy combatant status and to use military commissions. This Comment also describes the distinctions between a military trial and a regular criminal trial and explains the status of two cases regarding American citizens declared to be enemy combatants. The Comment goes on to explain why the government wants to use military commissions to try terrorists and the advantages …