After earlier criticism from human rights organizations and many foreign governments regarding the determination that the Geneva Conventions of 1949 do not apply to the detainees held in Cuba, President Bush shifted position with an announcement that Taliban fighters are covered by the 1949 Geneva Conventions, while al Qaeda fighters are not. Taliban fighters are not to be treated as prisoners of war (POW), however, because they reportedly fail to meet international standards as lawful combatants The decision is not likely to affect the treatment of any of the detainees held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and is not likely to quell all of the criticism. The report examines the legal aspects of this situation.
Treatment of 'Battlefield Detainees' in the War on Terrorism
2002
52 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Military Sciences , Education, Law, & Humanities , International Relations , Geneva convention , Prisoners of war , Warfare , Human rights , Cuba , Afganistan , International political science , Legal status(Laws) , International law , Government policies , United Nations , Taliban , Al Queda , Guantanamo Bay(Cuba)
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