U.N. Convention Against Torture : Overview of U.S. Implementation Policy Concerning the Removal of Aliens.

Provides an overview of the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). Examines issues relating to or arising from U.S. implementation of CAT, including relevant declarations, reservations, and understandings conditioning U.S. ratification o...

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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], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Administrative law. Aliens. Crime. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides an overview of the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). Examines issues relating to or arising from U.S. implementation of CAT, including relevant declarations, reservations, and understandings conditioning U.S. ratification of the convention; relevant provisions of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998; application of CAT to U.S. alien removal regulations and extradition cases; criminalization of torture occurring outside the U.S.; and potential implications for U.S. detention policy and the practice of "extraordinary renditions."
Item Description:	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. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.