U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq: Selected Legal Issues

Abstract

A recent Army report charging that U.S. Military Police and other personnel, including civilian contractor personnel, abused Iraqi prisoners held under the authority of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) has given rise to questions regarding the applicable law. The report was the result of an Army investigation initiated after a soldier turned over to military law enforcers photographs depicting U.S. military personnel subjecting Iraqi detainees to treatment that has been described as degrading, inhumane, and in some cases, tantamount to torture. A report by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) relating to the treatment of prisoners by U.S. forces was also made public.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 2004
Accession Number
ADA476263

Entities

People

  • Jennifer K. Elsea

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Court Martial
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Police
  • Military Tribunals
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Prisoners Of War

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.