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

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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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 Con...

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. Summarizes relevant Congressional activity during the 108th and 109th Congresses.

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