Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques under the Geneva Conventions

By Elsea, Jennifer K.

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Title:	Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques under the Geneva Conventions
Author:	Elsea, Jennifer K.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Citation APA MLA Chicago Elsea, J. K. (n.d.). Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques under the Geneva Conventions. Retrieved from http://www.self.gutenberg.org/

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Introduction: Allegations of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq raise questions about the applicability of the law of war to interrogations for military intelligence purposes. Particular issues involve the level of protection to which the detainees are entitled under the Geneva Conventions of 1949. After photos of prisoner abuse became public, the Defense Department (DOD) released a series of documents disclosing policy deliberations about appropriate techniques for interrogating persons the Administration had deemed to be unprotected by the Geneva Conventions with respect to the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Investigations related to the allegations at Abu Ghraib revealed that some of the techniques discussed for “unlawful combatants” had come into use in Iraq, although none of the prisoners there was deemed to be an unlawful combatant.

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Interrogation of Prisoners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Prisoners of War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Civilians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Common Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Interpreting the Geneva Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Threshold Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Torture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Coercion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Inhumane or Degrading Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Status of Detainees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Department of Defense Methods of Interrogation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Approved Approaches for all Detainees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Incentive / Incentive Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Emotional Love / Hate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Fear Up Harsh / Mild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Reduced Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Pride & Ego Up / Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Futility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 We Know All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Establish Your Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Repetition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 File & Dossier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Rapid Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Require CG’s Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Change of Scenery Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dietary Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Environmental Manipulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Sleep Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Presence of Military Working Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Sensory Deprivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Stress Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Removal of Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Removal of All Comfort Items, Including Religious Items . . . . . . . . . 35 Forced Grooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .