Interrogation of Detainees : Requirements of the Detainee Treatment Act.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers.

Criminal procedure.

Executive orders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Summarizes and analyzes provisions of the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA), which required DOD personnel to employ U.S. Army Field Manual guidelines while interrogating detainees, and to prohibit the cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment of persons under the detention, custody, or control of the U.S. Government. Examines updated Army Field Manual; effects of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and P.L. 109-366, the Military Commissions Act of 2006; post-DTA standards for treatment of detainees by intelligence agencies during the Bush Administration; Executive Order by President Obama imposing new interrogation standards; and potential implications of DTA upon criminal investigation concerning detainee treatment.

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.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Interrogation of Detainees

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