George W. Bush, war criminal? : the Bush administration's liability for 269 war crimes / Michael Haas ; foreword by Benjamin B. Ferencz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haas, Michael, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-.

Bush, George W.

International crimes.

War on Terrorism, 2001--Law and legislation.

War on Terrorism, 2001.

War on Terrorism, 2001--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eminent jurists, professional legal organizations, and human rights monitors in this country and around the world have declared that President George W. Bush may be prosecuted as a war criminal when he leaves office for his overt and systematic violations of such international law as the Geneva and Hague Conventions and such US law as the War Crimes Act, the Anti-Torture Act, and federal assault laws. George W. Bush, War Criminal? identifies and documents 269 specific war crimes under US and international law for which President Bush, senior officials and staff in his administration, and milit

Contents:

A president without a good lawyer

Crimes of aggression

Crimes committed in the conduct of war

Crimes committed in the treatment of prisoners

Crimes committed in the postwar occupations

Tribunals for war crimes prosecution

The Bush administration's war crimes liability.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216089544

9798400656569

9786612421204

9781282421202

1282421204

9780313365003

0313365008

OCLC:

429466466