Interrogation of Detainees Overview of the McCain Amendment

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners of war.

Soldiers.

Torture.

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] 2007

Summary:

Summarizes and analyzes amendments, introduced by Senator John McCain (R-Ariz), to P.L. 109-163, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2006, and P.L. 109-148, the DOD, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006, to require 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 effects of Hamdan volume Rumsfeld and P.L. 109-366, the Military Commissions Act of 2006

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Interrogation of Detainees

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-AML-0389

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