U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq : Selected Legal Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public contracts.

International law.

Prisoners of war.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews selected legal issues relevant to U.S. treatment of prisoners in Iraq. Discusses provisions in international law protecting prisoners, including protection of prisoners under the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the UN Convention Against Torture. Details accountability for violations by military personnel and civilian contractors under international law, U.S. military law, and Federal law, and examines international law regarding the right to compensation in cases involving breaches of international law.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq

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