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Intro -- Enemy Combatant Detainees -- Contents -- Preface -- Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Background -- Court Challenges to the Detention Policy -- Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (DTA) -- The Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) -- Post-MCA Issues and Developments -- Constitutional Considerations and Options for Congress -- Legislative Action in the 110th Congress -- Conclusion -- References -- Interrogation of Detaines: Overview of the McCain Amendment -- Abstract -- Summary and Analysis of the McCain Amendment -- Effects of Hamdan V. Rumsfeld and the MCA -- References -- Index.

In order to analyze the self-assessment of mental health status of combatants, a year after the execution of operational and service tasks in special conditions, a complete survey of 964 combatants was conducted, which were divided into three groups by level of mental health: Group I - 338 people – healthy combatants who were not provided with rehabilitation assistance; Group II - 311 persons who for 6 years prior to the survey, according to the outpatient cards revealed prenosological neurotic conditions, clinical data on the presence of borderline mental disorders (BMD) after returning from combat zones in this group was not revealed, they were provided with short-term psycho-correctional assistance by psychologists at the place of service; Group III – 315 people who were diagnosed with adaptation disorders (AD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in this regard, they were treated and medical & psychological rehabilitation. A year after the events, a clinical examination and a questionnaire were conducted. It is shown that the mental state of combatants with BMD is characterized by the absence of clinical symptoms, which indicates the effectiveness of the activities. Given the fact that persons who did not receive psycho-prophylactic and rehabilitation aid, a year after participating in the fighting are identified psychosomatic disorders and specific psychopathological symptoms, we have proposed the improvement of methodological approaches to providing them with psychoprophylactic assistance with the development of legislative regulation of complex rehabilitation measures. Keywords: Combatants; Mental disorders; Self-assessment; Stages of rehabilitation

Recent research has shown that disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs often fail to uproot wartime command structures. A key question is why some ex-commanders succeed in retaining control over their ex-fighters, while others are less successful. This study seeks to address this question by comparing four former midlevel commanders (ex-MiLCs) in Liberia and the ex-combatant networks that they head. Contrary to previous assumptions, which have stressed the tendency of ex-fighters to flock around ex-commanders operating in spaces of marginality, I argue that ex-MiLCs employed as government brokers and who funnel patronage from ruling elites to ex-combatants are likely to possess the most durable networks. These findings highlight how ex-military bonds thrive where previous research expects them to be weakest: close to government elites who are often designated as "agents of change" by international peacemakers.

In a reply to Yael Stein (2003), Steven R. David points out the many ways her perspective of Israel's conflict with Palestinian terrorists differs from his own. It is contended that the legal issues involved are far more complex than Stein's black-&-white outlook, & the targeted killings that have been undertaken by Israel are neither assassinations nor violations of international law. Her dualistic description of persons involved in a conflict as either combatants or civilians implies that Palestinians armed with automatic weapons & intent on killing Israeli citizens are 'civilians.' An expanded justification of targeted killing based on the just war tradition is presented. Although there is agreement with Stein that Israel must try harder to prevent errors, it is suggested that her arguments indicate a lack of true understanding of the situation. J. Lindroth