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Was the Bush administration was successful in legitimating its preferences with habeas corpus, torture, and extraordinary rendition? As American transforms in the post-Bush era, scholars have begun to assess the post-9/11 period in American foreign and domestic policy, asking difficult questions regarding torture and human rights.

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1. Introduction 2. Norms and Legitimacy in International Security 3. Torture 4. Habeas Corpus 5. Rendition 6. Conclusion Bibliography

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"An excellent study of the Bush administration´s attempts to legitimize changes to human rights norms in the international system after 9/11, and, crucially, the limits of its ability to do so." Andrew J. Priest, Lecturer, University of Essex, UK

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Vincent Charles Keating is a Lecturer in International Relations at Durham University, UK.

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