Foreword by Benjamin Wittes

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Foreword by James Carafano

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Preface

xxi

Acknowledgments

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1

Problem Statement

2

Status Quo

2

Problems with Status Quo

5

Legal Concerns

5

Policy Concerns

6

Research Questions

8

Literature Review

8

Rationales for Preventive Detention

10

Lawfulness of Preventive Detention

14

Israel’s and Britain’s Approaches to Preventive Detention

15

Alternative Approaches to Preventive Detention

15

Summary

16

Methodology

16

Organization

17

Chapter 2: Defining the Threat

25

Introduction

25

What is an Enemy Combatant?

27

Warriors or Criminals?

29

Understanding the Threat Level

41