Friday, October 7, 2005
McCain Amendment re: "cruel, degrading, or inhuman treatment"
Marty Lederman, over at Balkinization, is discussing the Senate's 90-9 vote to "prohibit all U.S. personnel from engaging in cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees -- i.e., engaging in conduct that would "shock the conscience" under Due Process Clause doctrine -- anywhere in the world."
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2005/10/mccain_amendmen.html