Renditions : Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism.

Torture.

Noncitizens.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (30 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews international and domestic law restricting the extrajudicial transfer of persons suspected of terrorist or criminal activity to foreign states for the purpose of torture, often called "extraordinary renditions." Discusses limitations imposed on renditions by the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) and relevant U.S. laws, application of CAT to the practice of renditions, and other statutes and treaties relevant to the issue of renditions, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the War Crimes Act, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Notes:

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

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Renditions

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