USA Law

Tag: torture

  • United States Institute of Peace

    The United States Institute of Peace promotes research, policy analysis, education, and training on international peace and conflict resolution. The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an independent institution, established by Congress pursuant to title XVII of the Defense […]

  • Torture Statute

    Torture Statute in the United States Laws Against Torture: Other U.S. Anti-Torture Laws Introduction to Torture Statute In 1994 the U.S. Congress adopted the Torture Statute, which provides criminal liability for a U.S. national who tortures a person outside of the United States. (A U.S. […]

  • Alien Tort Statute

    Alien Tort Statute in the United States Corporate Liability under the Alien Tort Statute: Kiobel v Royal Dutch Petroleum By Lawrence Hurley, based in Washington, D.C. He is a legal reporter for Greenwire and the former U.S. Supreme Court correspondent for the Los Angeles Daily Journal. […]

  • Detention Centers

    Detention Centers in the United States With respect to detention, the Busht Administration’s detention practices were widely criticized around the world. The Obama Administration spent time in 2009 seeking to revise those practices to ensure their full compliance with domestic and […]