Interrogation of Detainees : Requirements of the Detainee Treatment Act.

Summarizes and analyzes provisions of the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA), which required 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 contro...

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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], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Soldiers. Executive orders. Prisoners of war. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Summarizes and analyzes provisions of the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA), which required 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 updated Army Field Manual; effects of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and P.L. 109-366, the Military Commissions Act of 2006; post-DTA standards for treatment of detainees by intelligence agencies during the Bush Administration; and Executive Order by President Obama imposing new interrogation standards.
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.