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Watching The Watchers: Enemy Combatants In The Internment Shadow, Jerry Kang Apr 2005

Watching The Watchers: Enemy Combatants In The Internment Shadow, Jerry Kang

Law and Contemporary Problems

In the past, the government has avoided accountability for the atrocity of allowing the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. Kang examines whether the federal judiciary is again shying away from its responsibilities of holding the other branches accountable for their actions as they conduct their war on terror.


White (House) Lies: Why The Public Must Compel The Courts To Hold The President Accountable For National Security Abuses, Eric K. Yamamoto Apr 2005

White (House) Lies: Why The Public Must Compel The Courts To Hold The President Accountable For National Security Abuses, Eric K. Yamamoto

Law and Contemporary Problems

The warning of a threat to national security has been used throughout US history as a means for the US government to execute repressive actions. Even today, the judiciary must take responsibility for defending citizens against such potential abuses by the executive branch.


Walking While Muslim, Margaret Chon, Donna E. Arzt Apr 2005

Walking While Muslim, Margaret Chon, Donna E. Arzt

Law and Contemporary Problems

The authors examine the linkage between the social justice claims of Japanese Americans during WWII and Muslim Americans in today's post-9/11 era. Muslims are considered a significant component of the war on terror, but it is unclear whether this classification is based upon race or religion.


The Japanese American Cases, 1942-2004: A Social History, Roger Daniels Apr 2005

The Japanese American Cases, 1942-2004: A Social History, Roger Daniels

Law and Contemporary Problems

Daniels examines the changing reactions of the government and the public to the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII and in the six decades following. Some comparisons can be drawn between this action and the attitudes encountered by the public in the wake of the Sep 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.


Canada/United States Military Interoperability And Humanitarian Law Issues: Land Mines, Terrorism, Military Objectives And Targeted Killing, Kenneth Watkin Apr 2005

Canada/United States Military Interoperability And Humanitarian Law Issues: Land Mines, Terrorism, Military Objectives And Targeted Killing, Kenneth Watkin

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.


Interning The “Non-Alien” Other: The Illusory Protections Of Citizenship, Natsu Taylor Saito Apr 2005

Interning The “Non-Alien” Other: The Illusory Protections Of Citizenship, Natsu Taylor Saito

Law and Contemporary Problems

Saito draws parallels between the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII and the current actions being taken by the US government as it seeks out terrorists in the post-9/11 world. The action of unequal prosecution of citizens based on race has roots that extend far back in American history, and the unfair internment of citizens in the 20th century should not be considered an aberration of public policy.


Terrorism: The Politics Of Prosecution, Madeline Morris Jan 2005

Terrorism: The Politics Of Prosecution, Madeline Morris

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.