U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT) : Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques.

Provides an overview of the U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT), including the definition of torture under CAT; CAT requirements concerning the criminalization of torture; the availability of civil redress for victims of torture; requirements prohibiting cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or p...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides an overview of the U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT), including the definition of torture under CAT; CAT requirements concerning the criminalization of torture; the availability of civil redress for victims of torture; requirements prohibiting cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; and CAT enforcement and monitoring measures. Reviews decisions by non-U.S. bodies concerning whether certain interrogation techniques rise to the level of torture, including British interrogation techniques in Northern Ireland and Israeli interrogation techniques employed against Palestinian security detainees.
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