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Jack Goldsmith to Publish Book on His Experience in the Bush Administration
Jack Goldsmith to Publish Book on His Experience in the Bush Administration
May-29-07 07:48 pm
 Peter Spiro over at Opinio Juris brings to our attention news that Jack Goldsmith has a forthcoming book from W.W. Norton entitled, The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration. The description of the book from the publisher's site notes: Jack Goldsmith's duty as head of the Office of Legal Counsel was to advise President Bush what he could and could not do...legally. Goldsmith took the job in October 2003 and began to review the work of his predecessors. Their opinions were the legal framework governing the conduct of the military and intelligence agencies in the war on terror, and he found many—especially those regulating the treatment and interrogation of prisoners—that were deeply flawed.This book should be a must-read for anyone interested in exploring the role of international and national security law in U.S. foreign policy. Moreover, I believe Peter is correct when he suggests that this will "be the first such book from a former Administration official with involvement in post-9/11 legal matters from a critical perspective."  Jack L. Goldsmith Tags9/11 Commission aggression Alien Tort Statute censorship CIA civil liberties civil rights civil war climate change compensation Congress contractors crimes against humanity customary international law cyber security democracy detainee detainees detainess development diplomatic immunity electronic surveillance enemy combatant enemy combatants enviromental law environmental law expropriation extradition foreign law game theory genocide global economy habeas corpus human right human rights humanitarian assistance intelligence International Court of Justice international courts International Criminal Court international criminal law international environmental law international finance international health international law international legal theory international trade just war doctrine law of the sea law of war laws of war military commission military commissions military law multilateral negotiations nationalization natural law North Korea nuclear nonproliferation nuclear proliferation nuclear weapons Outer Space peacekeeping piracy poverty preemption prisoner of war prisoners of war rendition rule of law self-executing separation of powers sovereign wealth fund sovereignty Supreme Court SWF terrorism torture treaties United Nations universal jurisdiction use of force war crimes |
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