Law's Wars, Law's Trials The Fate of the Rule of Law in the U.S. 'War on Terror'

Richard L. Abel
2019 Law in context (Bundoora, Vic.)  
The rule of law is a foundation of the liberal state. There is broad consensus about its core, extending across the political spectrum. Our own experience tragically teaches that the rule of law is most endangered when those exercising state power feel threatened: during and after wars and in response to social protest.
doi:10.26826/law-in-context.v36i1.84 fatcat:4xyjns7uxzcsrljdqlllyoi65q