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Derrick z. jackson

A series of parallel states of emergency

By Derrick Z. Jackson
April 8, 2008

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First of two parts IN DISCUSSING her upcoming book, "The International State of Emergency," Princeton law professor Kim Lane Scheppele said the Bush administration is discrediting America with legal black holes of lawless spaces. On torture, she said the administration has avoided being held to global standards by saying to itself, "Oh, I don't know, what is torture? Oh, it's ... (Full article: 700 words)

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