Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens.

Arrest.

Crime.

Criminal procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (56 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-2337 in the 2012 issue.

Analyzes existing law and authority to detain U.S. citizens, resident aliens, and other persons within the U.S. who are suspected of being members, agents, or associates of Al Qaeda or possibly other terrorist organizations as "enemy combatants." Provides background to legal issues presented, introduces law of war pertinent to detention of different categories of individuals, discusses U.S. practice during wartime to detain persons deemed dangerous to national security, and reviews recent "enemy combatant" cases. Examines Congressional role in prescribing rules for wartime detention as well as legislative proposals in the 112th Congress to address detention of U.S. persons.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents

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