War on Terror

James P Terry, a retired Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran, holds a law degree, a master of laws degree, and the doctor of juridical science degree. Currently, he is Senior Fellow at the Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia. He and his wife Dr Michelle Terry live in Annandale, Virginia.

• PrefaceForewordI. The Threat of Terrorism in PerspectiveII. Legal Requirements for Unconventional Warfare: The Operational ContextIII. State-Sponsored Terrorism: The International Political ContextIV. The Law of Self-Defense as Applied to the Terrorist Threat in Iraq and Southwest AsiaV. The Development of Rules of Engagement and Their Application in the Terrorist EnvironmentVI. Use of Force by the President: Defensive Uses Short of War VII. Covert Action and the War on TerrorVIII. Access to Federal Courts for Enemy CombatantsIX. Torture and the Interrogation of DetaineesX. Federal Court or Military Commission: The DilemmaXI. The International Criminal Court and the Trial of Terror-RelatedCrimesXII. High Seas Terror and the Elimination of PiracyXIII. Outsourcing Defense Support Operations in the War on TerrorXIV. Stabilization Operations: Addressing Post-Conflict Unrest in Iraq and AfghanistanXV. Environmental Terrorism: From Oil Fires to Fouling Gulf WatersXVI. Defense of Critical Computer Infrastructure from Terrorists:Computer Network Defense (CND)XVII. The Legality of Attack on Foreign Infrastructure Posing a Threatto the U.S.: Computer Network Attack (CNA)XVIII. War Powers in the Age on Terror: The 2011 Libya OperationXIX. The War on Terror and Media AccessXX. Future Perspectives in Addressing Terror ViolenceAppendix: Selected Bibliography and SourcesAbout the author

An authoritative, comprehensive and well-written examination of the legal dimension in countering terrorism by the United States government, focusing on the cases of responding to terrorist insurgencies in Afghanistan and Iraq. The author is a leading expert on these topics, having served as a former Marine Corps judge advocate and legal counsel to the U.S. Defense Department. The book’s chapters cover topics such as the legal dimension required in the operational context of counterterrorism, including the use of covert action; the international legal and political context for countering state-sponsored terrorism; the law of self-defense as applied to the terrorist threat; developing rules of engagement in countering terrorism; the application of Habeas Corpus in the detention of enemy combatants; torture and the interrogation of detainees; the dilemma of turning to federal courts or military commissions in trying suspected terrorists; international law and maritime terrorism and piracy; outsourcing military support operations in counterterrorism; the legal dimension in countering cyberterrorism, and the relationship between counterterrorism and media access to information. The concluding chapter presents the author’s views on future perspectives in countering the terrorist threat.