Eight O'Clock Ferry to the Windward Side: Seeking Justice In Guantanamo Bay - Couverture souple

Smith, Clive Stafford

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1568584091 ISBN 13 : 9781568584096

Editeur : Nation Books, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Smith Clive Stafford

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Every time human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith lands in Cuba, he takes the eight o'clock ferry to the windward side; his journey ends at Guantánamo Bay. One of the few people in the world who has ongoing independent access to the prison, Smith reveals the grotesque injustices that are perpetrated there in the name of national security—including the justifications created to legitimate the use of torture and the bureaucratic structures that have been put in place to shield prison authorities from legal accountability.

By bearing witness to the stories of the forty prisoners that he represents, Smith asks us to consider what is done to American democracy when the rule of law is jettisoned in the name of combating terrorism.

Biographie de l'auteur

Clive Stafford Smith is the Legal Director of the UK charity Reprieve, whose clients include forty detainees in Guantánamo Bay and prisoners on death row. He lives in London, England.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Nation Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1568584091
• ISBN 13: 9781568584096
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320