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More copies of this ISBNCowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Lawby Marjorie Cohn
Synopses & ReviewsBook News Annotation:Richard Falk (emeritus, international law and policy, Princeton U.), who has characterized the current administration's war on terror as a "slide toward fascism," calls Cohen (Thomas Jefferson School of Law) a brave citizen in calling for resistance to American foreign policy. Waving the US Constitution and UN Charter in protest against Bush's cowboy bravado, she discusses the illegalities of the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:In "Cowboy Republic," Marjorie Cohn offers a penetrating analysis of the six most important ways in which the Bush administration has weakened the rule of law. Cohn, a respected legal scholar, details the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq; the policy of torture; war crimes; Guantanamo's kangaroo courts; unconstitutional laws; and the unlawful surveillance of American citizens. She concludes with practical ways to strengthen the rule of law domestically and internationally, including both political and legal remedies. About the AuthorMarjorie Cohn lectures throughout the world and provides legal and political commentary on human rights and U.S. foreign policy for CBS News, Court TV, BBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, Air America, and Pacifica Radio. She’s a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, immediate past president of the National Lawyers Guild, and the U.S. representative to the executive committee of the American Association of Jurists. Marjorie Cohn lectures worldwide and does frequent interviews for national and international media. , she co-authored Cameras in the Courtroom: Television and the Pursuit of Justice. She is an MWC News Magazine senior editor, a contributing editor to Guild Practitioner and Jurist, and a frequent columnist for AlterNet, HuffingtonPost, Counterpunch, CommonDreams, GlobalResearch, OpedNews, AtlanticFreePress, AfterDowningStreet, Buzzflash and ZNet. The 2005 recipient of San Diego County Bar Association’s Service to Legal Education Award, Professor Cohn was named one of San Diego’s top attorneys in academics for 2006, was recognized as one of San Diego’s Top Attorneys in Academics for 2006, and was awarded the 2007 Bernard E. Witkin, Esq. Award for Excellence in the Teaching of the Law by the San Diego Law Library Justice Foundation. She was a legal observer in Iran on behalf of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers in 1978 and has participated in delegations to Cuba, China, and Yugoslavia. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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