In the third chapter the authors examine the involvement of the judiciary in defining detention authority, its non-involvement in targeting matters, Congress’s involvement in defining the rules for military commissions, its authorization for detention in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, and its restrictions on detainee transfers in that legislation.

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Speaking the Law (Chapter 3), by Kenneth Anderson and Benjamin Wittes by Hoover Institution

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