Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Guantnamo Lawyers by Jonathan Hafetz, Mark P. Denbeaux Contains over 100 personal narratives from attorneys who have represented detainees held at "Gitmo" as well as at other "black sites" such as Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The stories of Guantánamo detainees, silenced and imprisoned without trial, as told by their lawyersFollowing the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the United States imprisoned more than seven hundred and fifty men at its naval base at Guantánamo 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 Guantánamo. 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 Guantánamo to the world.The Guantánamo 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 Guantánamo, and the litigation it sparked. Together, these moving, powerful voices create a historical record of Guantánamos legal, human, and moral failings, and provide a window into Americas 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 Guantánamo 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 and explore the complete archive of narratives at Notes Contains over 100 personal narratives from attorneys who have represented detainees held at "Gitmo" as well as at other "black sites" such as Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan Author Biography Jonathan Hafetz is Associate Professor at Seton Hall Law School and has litigated numerous landmark habeas corpus detention cases. He also is the co-editor (with Mark Denbeaux) of The Guantánamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison Outside the Law (NYU Press, 2009). Mark Denbeaux is a professor at Seton Hall Law School, where he also directs the Center for Policy and Research. Table of Contents Introduction Mark P. Denbeaux and Jonathan Hafetz Prelude 1 Representing the "Worst of the Worst" How and Why the Lawyers Started Representing Detainees 2 Getting behind the Wire Rasul/Al Odah: The Right to Representation 3 Uncovering Guantanamos Human Face First Impressions Rendered: How the Detainees Got to Guantanamo Female Attorneys Family Members Interpreters 4 Red Tape and Kangaroo Courts Barriers to Representation The No-Hearing Hearings: Combatant Status Review Tribunals Military Commissions Political Maneuvering Boumediene v. Bush: The Death Knell for Prisons beyond the Law 5 Tortured A Product of Torture Culture Reactions Hunger Strikes Suicides 6 Alternative Forms of Advocacy 7 Leaving Guantanamo Stuck in Limbo Out but Not Free Happy Endings? 8 Guantanamo beyond Cuba: A Global Detention System outside the Law Guantanamo Comes to America Black Sites Coda Timeline: Guantanamo and the "War on Terror" Contributors Review "Provides an invaluable perspective-or more accurately, perspectives, since more than one hundred lawyers contributed to the volume. These men and women, all working for nothing, have gained intimate access to those whom the United States sought to keep hidden behind strictly closed doors...The stories these lawyers have been able to tell, adroitly edited by Mark Denbeaux and Jonathan Hafetz, offer a multifaceted portrait of life on the base." - New York Review of Books "A valuable contribution to the record of an unfinished story bound to reverberate for years to come." - Kirkus Reviews "The desperate words, quoted here, of Gitmo detainees on torture grab the heart and do not let go. This compelling book on the American penal colony and its residents is a cautionary tale of overzealous executive wartime power and the awful mess it sometimes leaves behind." - Publishers Weekly "This is a fascinating and revealing behind-the-scenes account of the human stories inside Guantanamo, told candidly by some of Americas best, and most public-spirited, lawyers." - Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals Promotional Contains over 100 personal narratives from attorneys who have represented detainees held at "Gitmo" as well as at other "black sites" such as Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan Long Description Read free excerpts from the book at and explore the complete archive of narratives at Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the United States imprisoned more than seven hundred and fifty men at its naval base at Guantanamo 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 Guantanamo. 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 Guantanamo to the world. The Guantanamo 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 Guantanamo, and the litigation it sparked. Together, these moving, powerful voices create a historical record of Guantanamos legal, human, and moral failings, and provide a window into Americas 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 Guantanamo 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. Review Quote "This is a fascinating and revealing behind-the-scenes account of the human stories inside Guantanamo, told candidly by some of Americas best, and most public-spirited, lawyers." - Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals Details ISBN0814785050 Author Mark P. Denbeaux Short Title GUANTANAMO LAWYERS Publisher New York University Press Language English ISBN-10 0814785050 ISBN-13 9780814785058 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2011 Imprint New York University Press Subtitle Inside a Prison Outside the Law Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edited by Mark P. Denbeaux DEWEY 343.730143 Publication Date 2011-03-04 Illustrations black & white illustrations UK Release Date 2011-03-04 NZ Release Date 2011-03-04 US Release Date 2011-03-04 Pages 464 Alternative 9780814737361 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2011-03-03 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161716005;
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ISBN-13: 9780814785058
Book Title: The Guantnamo Lawyers
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Guantanamo Lawyers: inside a Prison Outside the Law
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Law
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 590 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Jonathan Hafetz
Subject Area: Civil Service
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
