The Military Commissions Act's inconsistency with the Geneva Conventions: an overview

The Military Commissions Act codifies a wide range of provisions that are inconsistent with binding international humanitarian law standards. In spite of the Act's title, these inconsistencies go well beyond the rules and procedures governing the trail of terrorist suspects before military comm...

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Main Author: Stewart, James G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] SSRN [2011]
In: Journal of international criminal justice
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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