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Book Review: The Iraq War And International Law, Maxwell O. Chibundu
Book Review: The Iraq War And International Law, Maxwell O. Chibundu
Maxwell O. Chibundu
A review of The Iraq War and International Law edited by Phil Shiner and Andrew Williams. Oxford, Hart Publishing, 2008.
International Law As Democratic Law, Andrew Strauss
International Law As Democratic Law, Andrew Strauss
Andrew L. Strauss
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Boumediene V. Bush And Guantanamo, Cuba: Does The 'Empire Strike Back'?, Ernesto A. Hernandez-Lopez
Boumediene V. Bush And Guantanamo, Cuba: Does The 'Empire Strike Back'?, Ernesto A. Hernandez-Lopez
Ernesto A. Hernandez
Commenting on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Boumediene v. Bush (2008) and the U.S. occupation of the Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, this Article argues that anomaly on the base heavily influences "War on Terror" detention jurisprudence. Anomaly is created by agreements between the U.S. and Cuba in 1903 and 1934. They affirm that the U.S. lacks sovereignty over Guantanamo but retains "complete jurisdiction and control" for an indefinite period; while Cuba has "ultimate sovereignty." Gerald Neuman labels this an "anomalous zone" with fundamental legal rules locally suspended. The base was chosen as a detention center because of …