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Mary Ellen O'Connell

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American Exceptionalism And The International Law Of Self-Defense, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

American Exceptionalism And The International Law Of Self-Defense, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

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Soviet Prisoners In The Afghan Conflict, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Soviet Prisoners In The Afghan Conflict, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

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Affirming The Ban On Harsh Interrogation, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Affirming The Ban On Harsh Interrogation, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

Beginning in 2002, lawyers for the Bush Administration began producing the now infamous legal memoranda on the subject of interrogation. The memoranda advise interrogators that they can torture people without fear of prosecution in connection with the so-called global war on terror. Much has been and will be written about the expedient and erroneous legal analysis of the memos. One issue at risk of being overlooked, however, because the memos emphasize torture, is that the United States must respect limits far short of torture in the conduct of interrogations. The United States may not use any form of coercion against …