Renditions Constraints Imposed by Laws on Torture

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime.

Human rights.

Noncitizens.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

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 War Crimes Act and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Renditions

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-AML-0256

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