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The Practice And Legality Of Rendition, Katherine R. Hawkins
The Practice And Legality Of Rendition, Katherine R. Hawkins
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“Rendition” is the United States’ policy of sending terrorism suspects to be interrogated in Middle Eastern countries that practice torture.
This Article introduces the subject by describing a complaint filed in a lawsuit by Canadian citizen Maher Arar. The United States sent Arar from John F. Kennedy airport to Syria, where he was tortured and was held in a grave-sized cell for nearly a year. Arar alleges that his transfer violated the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“CAT”).
Arar’s lawsuit may be dismissed before the court reaches the substance of his claims. But …