US Human Rights Conduct and International Legitimacy: The Constrained Hegemony of George W. Bush

by V. Keating

Overview

Was the Bush administration was successful in legitimating its preferences with habeas corpus, torture, and extraordinary rendition? As American transforms in the post-Bush era, scholars have begun to assess the post-9/11 period in American foreign and domestic policy, asking difficult questions regarding torture and human rights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137363213
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	02/05/2014
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Vincent Charles Keating is a Lecturer in International Relations at Durham University, UK.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Norms and Legitimacy in International Security 3. Torture 4. Habeas Corpus 5. Rendition 6. Conclusion Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

"An excellent study of the Bush administration's attempts to legitimize changes to human rights norms in the international system after 9/11, and, crucially, the limits of its ability to do so." Andrew J. Priest, Lecturer, University of Essex, UK

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