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The Constitution in Wartime: Beyond Alarmism and Complacency
Tushnet
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Description for The Constitution in Wartime: Beyond Alarmism and Complacency
Paperback. Essays by leading constitutional scholars on the relationship between war powers and the Constitution in general and in the aftermath of September 11th. Editor(s): Tushnet, Mark V. Series: Constitutional Conflicts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Most recent discussion of the United States Constitution and war—both the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq—has been dominated by two diametrically opposed views: the alarmism of those who see many current policies as portending gross restrictions on American civil liberties, and the complacency of those who see these same policies as entirely reasonable accommodations to the new realities of national security. Whatever their contributions to the public discussion and policy-making processes, these voices contribute little to an understanding of the real constitutional issues raised by war. Providing the historical and legal context needed to assess competing claims, ... Read more
Most recent discussion of the United States Constitution and war—both the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq—has been dominated by two diametrically opposed views: the alarmism of those who see many current policies as portending gross restrictions on American civil liberties, and the complacency of those who see these same policies as entirely reasonable accommodations to the new realities of national security. Whatever their contributions to the public discussion and policy-making processes, these voices contribute little to an understanding of the real constitutional issues raised by war. Providing the historical and legal context needed to assess competing claims, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Constitutional Conflicts
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822334682
SKU
V9780822334682
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About Tushnet
Mark Tushnet is Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University Law Center. His many books include A Court Divided: The Rehnquist Court and the Future of Constitutional Law, The New Constitutional Order, Slave Law in the American South: State v. Mann in History and Literature, and Taking the Constitution Away from the Courts.
Reviews for The Constitution in Wartime: Beyond Alarmism and Complacency
“The collection of essays in The Constitution in Wartime will enhance the quality and depth of the debate that surrounds many of the measures taken by our government in the war on terrorism. Mark Tushnet has written a fine introduction to a superb collection of essays by a top-notch group of scholars.”—William C. Banks, Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith ... Read more