Extraordinary Justice – Military Tribunals in Historical and International Cont…

Extraordinary JusticeMilitary Tribunals in Historical and International Context\nAuthor(s): Peter Judson Richards\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814775912, 978-0814775912\nSynopsis\nExamines the ways military tribunals seek to administer justice\n The Al-Qaeda terror attacks of September 11, 2001 aroused a number of extraordinary counter measures in response, including an executive order authorizing the creation of military tribunals or \""commissions\"" for the trial of accused terrorists. The Supreme Court has weighed in on the topic with some controversial and deeply divided decisions.\n Extraordinary Justice seeks to fill an important gap in our understanding of what military tribunals are, how they function, and how successful they are in administering justice by placing them in comparative and historical context. Peter Judson Richards examines tribunals in four modern conflicts: the American.