The thesis analyzes how the administrations of Ronald Reagan,
George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush used force in response
to incidents of international terrorism. Key players in each administration and
whether they advocated a law enforcement approach or a war paradigm
approach to counterterrorism are examined. In addition, Koh¿s pattern of
executive initiative, congressional acquiescence, and judicial tolerance forms
a theoretical lens through which to compare and contrast administrations. An
assessment of the role of Congress in making the administrations¿
counterterrorism policies confirms the vitality of this pattern, and suggests
future administrations will adhere to it. During the George W. Bush
administration, Koh¿s pattern of executive initiative (led by personalities like
Vice President Cheney), congressional acquiescence, and judicial tolerance
combined with the 9/11 tragedy and pervasive fears of another attack to
create a ¿perfect storm¿ known as the ¿war on terror¿. The research also
analyzes to what extent the four administrations were constrained by
international legal norms on the use of force, i.e. articles 2(4) and 51 of the UN
Charter. On the domestic side, the thesis analyzes the extent to which
American legal norms on the use of force constrained the administrations.
Although the lack of compelling constraints on the use of force is present in all
four administrations, the thesis indicates that the George W. Bush
administration embodied an extreme example of this trend.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/6309 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Starr-Deelen, Donna G. |
| Contributors | Rogers, Paul F. |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, Department of Peace Studies |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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