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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

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