Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment
Description:
Controversy has arisen regarding U.S. treatment of enemy combatants and
terrorist suspects detained in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations, and whether such
treatment complies with U.S. statutes and treaties such as the U.N. Convention
Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment (CAT) and the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Congress approved
additional guidelines concerning the treatment of detainees via the Detainee
Treatment Act (DTA), which was enact…
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Date:
September 25, 2006
Creator:
Garcia, Michael John
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