Detention of American Citizens as Enemy Combatants.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Criminal procedure.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Analyzes U.S. authority to detain U.S. citizens suspected of being members, agents, or associates of Al Qaeda or other terrorist organizations as "enemy combatants." Provides an overview of law of war pertinent to the detention of different categories of individuals, examines legal precedents invoked to support Administration actions, provides background information on cases of two U.S. citizens currently in custody as enemy combatants, and reviews Constitutional issues, the role of Congress, and the proposed Detention of Enemy Combatants Act.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Detention of American Citizens as Enemy Combatants

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