RT Article
T1 Addendum for the War on Terror-- Somewhere in Switzerland, Dilawar Remembered, and Why the Martens Clause Matters
JF Social justice
VO 37
IS 2/3
SP 99
OP 122
A1 Peters, Wm. C.
LA English
YR 2010
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/174715640X
AB The article discusses detainee abuse by the U.S. military during the Afghan War with a focus on the Bagram Collection Point compound in Afghanistan. Details about the murder of an Afghan taxi driver called Dilawar by U.S. forces in 2002 is included. Other topics include the U.S. law of armed conflict (LOAC), the violation of international law by the U.S. government, and the Martens Clause in humanitarian law that could protect detainees from violence and promote human rights. It is suggested that the Dilawar murder will impact the U.S. military and that the Army doctrine has changed but may still not adhere to international law regarding human rights of prisoners.
K1 Corruption
K1 Afghan War, 2001-
K1 Detention of persons
K1 war crimes
K1 Human Rights
K1 War (International law)
K1 United States armed forces
K1 Prisoners of war -- Abuse of
K1 Legal status of prisoners of war