This book discusses the critical legal issues raised by the US responses to the terrorist threat, analyzing the actions taken by the Bush–Cheney adminis- tration during the so-called “war on terrorism” and their compliance with international law. Thomas McDonnell highlights specific topics of legal interest including torture, extrajudicial detentions and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and examines them against the backdrop of terrorist movements that have plagued Britain and Russia. The book extrapolates from the actions of the USA, going on to look at the difficulties that all modern democracies face in trying to combat international terrorism
