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Chapter 5. American Exceptionalism and the Betrayal of Human Rights, Part II: Enabling Torture
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Human Rights 19
- Chapter 2. Madison’s Compound Republic and the Logic of Checks and Balances 47
- Chapter 3. Europe and the Virtues of International Constitutionalism 73
- Chapter 4. American Exceptionalism and the Betrayal of Human Rights, Part I: The Torture Memos 111
- Chapter 5. American Exceptionalism and the Betrayal of Human Rights, Part II: Enabling Torture 147
- Chapter 6. The Democratic Legitimacy of International Human Rights Law 186
- Conclusion 217
- Notes 229
- Index 289
- Acknowledgments 301
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Human Rights 19
- Chapter 2. Madison’s Compound Republic and the Logic of Checks and Balances 47
- Chapter 3. Europe and the Virtues of International Constitutionalism 73
- Chapter 4. American Exceptionalism and the Betrayal of Human Rights, Part I: The Torture Memos 111
- Chapter 5. American Exceptionalism and the Betrayal of Human Rights, Part II: Enabling Torture 147
- Chapter 6. The Democratic Legitimacy of International Human Rights Law 186
- Conclusion 217
- Notes 229
- Index 289
- Acknowledgments 301