About the Author

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part 1
6. 1. Laying the Foundation for the “War on Terror” 11
7. 2. Guantánamo 31
8. 3. Guantánamo beyond Guantánamo 46
9. 4. Crossing a Constitutional Rubicon 68
10. Part 2
11. 5. Habeas Corpus and the Right to Challenge Unlawful Imprisonment 81
12. 6. The Seeds of a Global Constitution 101
13. Part 3
14. 7. A Modest Judicial Intervention 117
15. 8. The Battle for Habeas Corpus Continues 129
16. 9. Tackling Prisons beyond the Law 150
17. Part 4
18. 10. Toward a Better Understanding of Habeas Corpus 175
19. 11. The Elusive Custodian 191
20. 12. Terrorism as Crime 205
21. 13. Continuity and Change 238
22. Notes 259
23. Index 313
24. About the Author 323