torture

Healing Trump-era wounds at DOJ will require understanding the extent of the abuse and taking specific steps to prevent repetition.

The Court ruled out extraterritorial application of the Alien Tort Statute. But on other key questions -- including corporate liability, secondary liability, and the status of…

A suit between a US citizen and the former PM of Egypt raises sticky questions of diplomatic immunity - and tees up a potential constitutional clash between the executive and judiciary.…

This series traces the origins of the "Méndez Principles" and makes the scientific, legal, and ethical case for replacing coercive interrogation with rapport-based methods.

Americans are increasingly interested not only in reallocating police resources, but also making policing more effective and more ethical.

As the UN marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a reminder of the many forms of such abuse that are prohibited.

To eliminate interrogation abuses, consistently bar all information gained via torture or cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment.

In Nestlé USA, Inc. v. Doe, the U.S. Supreme Court took up the question of corporate liability for human rights violations under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) for the third time.…

In a decent legal system, the government does not ask courts to admit evidence derived from torture, nor does it press other arguments that disregard the absolute prohibition on…

Philosopher-jurist Jeremy Bentham's “ticking bomb scenario,” often cited to justify torture, has spawned wild misconceptions.

More than any case to have reached the Supreme Court, Abu Zubaydah’s case demonstrates the need to carefully scrutinize what information the Executive Branch can legitimately…

The demonstrated effectiveness of evidence-based methods strengthens the argument against torture and ill-treatment.