| The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration Contributor(s): Goldsmith, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 039333533X ISBN-13: 9780393335330 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Goldsmith, head legal counsel to President Bush, found many legal opinions, especially those regulating the treatment of prisoners, were deeply flawed. His analysis shows why Bushs apparent indifference to human rights has damaged his presidency and perhaps his standing in history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - Political Science | Human Rights - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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| Publisher Description: Jack Goldsmith's duty as head of the Office of Legal Counsel was to advise President Bush on what he could and could not do . . . legally. Immediately after taking the job in October 2003, Goldsmith began to see that the work of his predecessors, whose opinions were the legal framework governing the conduct of the military and intelligence agencies in the war on terror, were deeply flawed.Goldsmith is a conservative lawyer who understands the imperative of averting another 9/11. But his unflinching insistence that we abide by the law put him on a collision course with powerful figures in the administration. In The Terror Presidency he shows how Bush damaged his own presidency and compromised the ability of his successors to respond forcefully in times of crisis. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goldsmith, Jack: - Jack Goldsmith is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law at Harvard University. From October 2003 to June 2004 he was assistant attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts. |