Law and the long war : the future of justice in the age of terror / Benjamin Wittes.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-301) and index.

The law of September -- The administration's response -- The real Guantanamo -- The necessity and impossibility of judicial review -- The case for Congress -- The twin problems of detention and trial -- An honest interrogation law -- Surveillance law for a new century.

Analyzes the legal legacy of the Bush administration, revealing how Bush has failed to create a set of laws that will protect American and regulate the government during the War on Terror, and explaining why such laws are necessary.

America is losing a crucial front in the ongoing war on terror. It is losing not to Al Qaeda, but to its own failure to construct a set of laws that will protect the American people during this global conflict. As debate continues to rage over the legality and ethics of war, Benjamin Wittes enters the fray with a sober-minded exploration of law in wartime that is definitive, accessible, and nonpartisan. Outlining how this country came to its current impasse over human rights and counterterrorism. Law and the Long War paves the way toward fairer, more accountable rules for a conflict without end.