Description: The Guant?namo Lawyers Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Inside a Prison Outside the Law Author(s): Jonathan Hafetz, Mark P. Denbeaux Format: Hardback Publisher: New York University Press, United States Imprint: New York University Press ISBN-13: 9780814737361, 978-0814737361 Synopsis The stories of Guant?namo detainees, silenced and imprisoned without trial, as told by their lawyers Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the United States imprisoned more than seven hundred and fifty men at its naval base at Guant?namo Bay, Cuba. These men, ranging from teenage boys to men in their eighties from over forty different countries, were detained for years without charges, trial, and a fair hearing. Without any legal status or protection, they were truly outside the law: imprisoned in secret, denied communication with their families, and subjected to extreme isolation, physical and mental abuse, and, in some instances, torture. These are the detainees? stories, told by their lawyers because the prisoners themselves were silenced. It took habeas counsel more than two years?and a ruling from the United States Supreme Court?to finally gain the right to visit and talk to their clients at Guant?namo. Even then, lawyers were forced to operate under severe restrictions designed to inhibit communication and envelop the prison in secrecy. In time, however, lawyers were able to meet with their clients and bring the truth about Guant?namo to the world. The Guant?namo Lawyers contains over one hundred personal narratives from attorneys who have represented detainees held at ?GTMO? as well as at other overseas prisons, from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan to secret CIA jails or ?black sites.? Mark Denbeaux and Jonathan Hafetz?themselves lawyers for detainees?collected stories that cover virtually every facet of Guant?namo, and the litigation it sparked. Together, these moving, powerful voices create a historical record of Guant?namo?s legal, human, and moral failings, and provide a window into America?s catastrophic effort to create a prison beyond the law. An online archive, hosted by New York University Libraries, will be available at the time of publication and will contain the complete texts as well as other accounts contributed by Guant?namo lawyers. The documents will be freely available on the Internet for research, teaching, and non-commercial uses, and will be preserved indefinitely as a historical collection. Read free excerpts from the book at [url] and explore the complete archive of narratives at [url]
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Book Title: The Guantnamo Lawyers
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
Publication Name: The Guantanamo Lawyers: inside a Prison Outside the Law
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Item Height: 229 mm
Subject: Law
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 703 g
Subject Area: Civil Service
Author: Jonathan Hafetz
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Hardcover
