Introductory Essay: International Law Implications of the United States' 'War on Terror'

摘要

There is broad consensus that the Bush administration's war on terror led to violations of international human rights law as well as international humanitarian law. There is equally wide consensus that the Obama administration is endeavoring to change the prior policies so as to conform its practices to what the international community would perceive as adherence to the rule of law, both domestically and internationally.