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Trends. Death Penalties For Purveyors Of Death? Not For Many Terrorists, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Death Penalties For Purveyors Of Death? Not For Many Terrorists, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the nuances surrounding the use of the death penalty in terrorism cases.
Antiterrorism Military Commissions: Courting Illegality, Jordan J. Paust
Antiterrorism Military Commissions: Courting Illegality, Jordan J. Paust
Michigan Journal of International Law
On November 13, 2001, President Bush issued a sweeping and highly controversial Military Order for the purpose of creating military commissions with exclusive jurisdiction to try certain designated foreign nationals "for violations of the laws of war and other applicable laws" relevant to any prior or future "acts of international terrorism." The Order reaches far beyond the congressional authorization given the President "to use all necessary and appropriate force," including "use of the United States Armed Forces," against those involved in the September 11th attack "in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by …