Family feud: the law in war and peace.(Viewpoint essay)

From: The National Interest | Date: May 1, 2007| Author: Rivkin, David B., Jr.; Casey, Lee A. | Copyright information

IT IS NO secret that the War on Terror's prosecution has revealed fundamental differences between the United States and Europe over how to meet the challenges of global terrorism and jihadi Islamism. After the September 11 attacks, the United States chose a military response and considers itself to be engaged in a legally cognizable armed conflict to which the laws and customs of war apply. That view, although occasionally questioned by American politicians like Senator John Kerry ...

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