Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques Under the Geneva Conventions.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons.

Terrorism.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (39 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Outlines provisions of Geneva Conventions of 1949 that apply to prisoners of war and civilians and minimum level of protection offered by the Conventions. Analyzes key terms that set the standards for the treatment of prisoners relating to interrogation, including torture, coercion, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Discusses and analyzes some of the various interrogation techniques approved or considered for use during interrogations of prisoners at at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Notes:

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CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques Under the Geneva Conventions

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