Protesting power : war, resistance, and law / Francis A. Boyle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyle, Francis Anthony, 1950-

Series:

War and peace library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil disobedience--United States.

Civil disobedience.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 234 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2008]

Summary:

In this compelling book, distinguished activist lawyer Francis Boyle sounds an impassioned clarion call to citizen action against Bush administration policies both domestically and overseas. Boyle, who has spent his career defending civil resisters, offers the only guide available on how to use international law, constitutional law, and the laws of war to defend peaceful non-violent protestors against governmental policies that are illegal and criminal. He focuses especially on the aftermath of 9/11 and the implications of the war on Afghanistan, the war on terrorism, the war on Iraq, the doctrine of preventive warfare, and the domestic abridgement of civil rights. Including a number of compelling excerpts from his own trial appearances as an expert witness and as counsel, the author offers a how-to manual for protesters who find themselves in court.

Contents:

1 The Right to Engage in Civil Resistance to Prevent State Crimes 7

2 Defending Civil Resisters: Philosophy, Strategy, and Tactics 35

3 Trident II on Trial 75

4 The Constitutionality of President George H. W. Bush's War against Iraq on Trial 117

5 President Clinton's Invasion of Haiti on Trial and the Laws of War 159

6 President George W. Bush's War against Iraq on Trial 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780742538917

0742538915

9780742538924

0742538923

OCLC:

144598148