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Humiliating and degrading treatment under international humanitarian law: criminal accountability, state responsibility, and cultural considerations.

From: Air Force Law Review  |  Date: 3/22/2004  |  Author: Erikkson, Stephen

The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in darkness like those long dead. So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed. (1)

I. INTRODUCTION

At some point in their military career, judge advocates serving in the United States Armed Forces can expect to hear the question: "What does the ban on humiliating and degrading treatment actually mean?" In the interests of self-preservation, forward-thinking soldiers, sailors, airmen, ...

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