American Nuremberg

The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, International, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Rebecca Gordon ISBN: 9781510703384
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Publication: April 5, 2016
Imprint: Hot Books Language: English
Author: Rebecca Gordon
ISBN: 9781510703384
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication: April 5, 2016
Imprint: Hot Books
Language: English

America goes on trial for war crimes in this persuasively argued book from the author of Mainstreaming Torture.

In the aftermath of 9/11, the Bush administration initiated a war on terror that systematically violated international law. In the name of national security, the United States government established secret detention centers (aka “black sites”) and carried out torture, extraordinary rendition, drone assassinations, and massive surveillance of its own citizens. Though there is overwhelming evidence of these human rights violations, no action has been taken to pursue justice for the victims. No high US official has been charged for enacting these policies, considered by legal experts around the world to be war crimes.

Between 1945 and 1949, the United States and its allies put nearly two hundred Nazi war criminals on trial, a towering political achievement that established the legitimacy of international law. Philosopher and ethicist Rebecca Gordon argues that America must now either apply the same principles to its own officials or risk undoing its legacy as leader of the free world. In American Nuremberg, she not only makes a compelling case for the prosecution, but also lays out the legal groundwork that would make such a tribunal possible in our time.

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America goes on trial for war crimes in this persuasively argued book from the author of Mainstreaming Torture.

In the aftermath of 9/11, the Bush administration initiated a war on terror that systematically violated international law. In the name of national security, the United States government established secret detention centers (aka “black sites”) and carried out torture, extraordinary rendition, drone assassinations, and massive surveillance of its own citizens. Though there is overwhelming evidence of these human rights violations, no action has been taken to pursue justice for the victims. No high US official has been charged for enacting these policies, considered by legal experts around the world to be war crimes.

Between 1945 and 1949, the United States and its allies put nearly two hundred Nazi war criminals on trial, a towering political achievement that established the legitimacy of international law. Philosopher and ethicist Rebecca Gordon argues that America must now either apply the same principles to its own officials or risk undoing its legacy as leader of the free world. In American Nuremberg, she not only makes a compelling case for the prosecution, but also lays out the legal groundwork that would make such a tribunal possible in our time.

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