From Chinese Exclusion to Guantánamo Bay
Plenary Power and the Prerogative State
Format:Hardback
Publisher:University Press of Colorado
Published:30th Oct '06
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This study details historic applications of the plenary power doctrine, in which US courts allow the executive branch full power over groups of citizens without concomitant constitutional protection, showing that expansions of power aren't unique to the Bush administration but part of a troubling tradition that, according to the author, undermines American principles and may violate international human rights law.
ISBN: 9780870818516
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 809g
510 pages