Justification of Torture Against Terror Suspects

JUSTIFICATION OF TORTURE AGAINST TERROR SUSPECTS

SUBMITTED TO: MA’AM SADIA TABASSUM
SUBMITTED BY: MAHWISH TABASSUM
REG. NO: --------------
Submission date: 17 April 2013

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
Contents
ISSUES 3
Introduction 4
Defining Tortture 5
Geneva Conventions On Torture 6
Definition of Torture under Article 1 CAT 7
Ticking Bomb Scenario (TBS) 8
How Does US Law Require That Terrorist Suspect Be Treated 11
What Laws Prohibit Torture? 14
Regional And International Law On The Prohibition Of Torture 16
Can a Person be Compelled to Provide Torture? 19
Torture of Suspects Held In The US Or Abroad 22
Is Torture Acceptable to People Suspectedof Terrorism in Some Cases? 24
In Order to Combat International Terrorism, Using Torture to Extract Information From Suspected Terrorist? Accepatable? 24 Torture Is Always a Response to an Urgent Threat 25
The Use of Torture Against Suspected Terrorist to Obtain Information About Terrorism Activities? And Also if They Know About Future Terrorist Attack Against the US? 27
Situations in Which Torture Is Permitted? 28
Do US Lose Valueable Information if Torture is Prohibited? 28
Remedies Against Torture 30 Access to a Medical Examination 31
Is Indefinite Detention of Terrorist Suspects Really Constitutional? 32 BIBLIOGRAPHY 36

ISSUES i. Defining torture ii. Geneva conventions on torture iii. Ticking Bomb Scenario (TBS) iv. How does us law require that terrorist suspect be treated what laws prohibit torture? v. Can a person be compelled to provide torture? vi. Is torture acceptable to people suspected of terrorism in some cases? vii. In order to combat international terrorism, using torture to extract information from suspected terrorist? Accept able? viii. The use of torture against suspected terrorist to obtain information about terrorism activities? And also if they know about future terrorist attack against the US? ix. Situations in

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