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Mark Tushnet

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2005

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Date de parution

26 janvier 2005

EAN13

9780822386902

Langue

English

Most recent discussion of the United States Constitution and war-both the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq-has been dominated by two diametrically opposed views: the alarmism of those who see many current policies as portending gross restrictions on American civil liberties, and the complacency of those who see these same policies as entirely reasonable accommodations to the new realities of national security. Whatever their contributions to the public discussion and policy-making processes, these voices contribute little to an understanding of the real constitutional issues raised by war. Providing the historical and legal context needed to assess competing claims, The Constitution in Wartime identifies and explains the complexities of the important constitutional issues brought to the fore by wartime actions and policies. Twelve prominent legal scholars and political scientists combine broad overviews of U.S. history and contemporary policy with detailed yet accessible analyses of legal issues of pressing concern today.Some of the essays are broad in scope, reflecting on national character, patriotism, and political theory; exploring whether war and republican government are compatible; and considering in what sense we can be said to be in wartime circumstances today. Others are more specific, examining the roles of Congress, the presidency, the courts, and the international legal community. Throughout the collection, balanced, unbiased analysis leads to some surprising conclusions, one of which is that wartime conditions have sometimes increased, rather than curtailed, civil rights and civil liberties. For instance, during the cold war, government officials regarded measures aimed at expanding African Americans' freedom at home as crucial to improving America's image abroad.Contributors. Sotirios Barber, Mark Brandon, James E. Fleming, Mark Graber, Samuel Issacharoff, David Luban, Richard H. Pildes, Eric Posner, Peter Spiro, William Michael Treanor, Mark Tushnet, Adrian Vermeule

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Publié par

Duke University Press

Date de parution

26 janvier 2005

EAN13

9780822386902

Langue

English

Th e C o n s t i t u t i o n i n Wa r t i m e

C o n s t i t u t i o n a l C o n f l i c t s

A Series with the Institute of Bill of Rights Law attheCollegeofWilliam&Mary

Series editors: Neal Devins and Mark Graber

The Constitution in Wartime s Beyond Alarmism and Complacency

Mark Tushnet, editor 5

Duke University Press Durham & London 2005

∫2005 Duke University Press

Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper$

Typeset in Carter & Cone Galliard by Keystone Typesetting, Inc.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data and republication

acknowledgments appear on the last printed page of this book.

To the memory of John Hart Ely 5

Contents

Introduction 1

Part I Mark E. Brandon /War and the American Constitutional Order11 Mark Tushnet /Emergencies and the Idea of Constitutionalism39 Eric A. Posner and Adrian Vermeule /Accommodating Emergencies55

Part II Mark A. Graber /Counter-Stories: Maintaining and Expanding Civil Liberties in Wartime95 Mark Tushnet /DefendingKorematsu? Reﬂections on Civil Liberties in Wartime124

Part III William Michael Treanor /The War Powers outside the Courts143 Samuel Issacharo√ and Richard H. Pildes /Between Civil Libertarianism and Executive Unilateralism: An Institutional Process Approach to Rights during Wartime161 Peter J. Spiro /Realizing Constitutional and International Norms in the Wake of September 11198

Part IV David Luban /The War on Terrorism and the End of Human Rights219 Sotirios A. Barber and James E. Fleming /War, Crisis, and the Constitution232 Mark Tushnet /Afterword: The Supreme Court’s 2004 Decisions249

About the Contributors 255

Index 257

Introduction s Mark Tushnet

M ost recent public discussion of the U.S. Constitution and war—both the war on terrorism and the war with Iraq—has been dominated by two voices: alarmists who see in every action taken by the Bush administration a portent of gross restrictions on the civil liberties of all Americans, and administration shills who see in those actions entirely reasonable, perhaps even too moderate, accommodations of civil liberties to the new realities of national security. Books with titles likeLost Liberties: Ashcroft and the Assault ∞ on Personal FreedomandThe War on Our Freedoms: Civil Liberties in an Age ≤ of Terrorismare countered by books with titles likeTreason: Liberal Treachery ≥ from the Cold War to the War on TerrorismandUseful Idiots: How Liberals Got ∂ It Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First. Alarmists and shills may perform valuable political services, rallying the (domestic) troops already on their sides. And indeed, the competition between shrill voices might actually beneﬁt the nation. Often political leaders might prefer that their initiatives—and their oversights—be ig-nored, but alarmists and shills bring public attention to the leaders’ actions. Even as they degrade public discourse, the alarmists and the shills might promote better policy outcomes by forcing political leaders to address is-sues they might prefer to duck. Yet whatever their contributions to the policy-making process, alarm-ists and shills contribute rather little to public understanding of the real constitutional issues raised by war. As September 11, 2001, recedes in time, scholars are beginning to speak in more modulated tones. Some may be nervous about the Bush administration’s actions, but do not speak in the

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