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A prisoner of war shall be subject to the laws, regulations and orders in force in the armed forces of the Detaining Power; the Detaining Power shall be justified in taking judicial or disciplinary measures in respect of any offence committed by a prisoner of war against such laws, regulations or orders.
Matthew Yglesias » Indefinite Detention Comes to American Soil 2010
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A prisoner of war shall not be confined while awaiting trial unless a member of the armed forces of the Detaining Power would be so confined if he were accused of a similar offence, or if it is essential to do so in the interests of national security.
Matthew Yglesias » Indefinite Detention Comes to American Soil 2010
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Any unlawful act or omission by the Detaining Power causing death or seriously endangering the health of a prisoner of war in its custody is prohibited, and will be regarded as a serious breach of the present Convention.
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A prisoner of war shall not be confined while awaiting trial unless a member of the armed forces of the Detaining Power would be so confined if he were accused of a similar offence, or if it is essential to do so in the interests of national security.
Matthew Yglesias » Indefinite Detention Comes to American Soil 2010
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Detaining terrorist conspirators for intelligence-gathering purposes — wholly apart from whatever they may be charged with planning or doing — does not appear to be an option for this administration, certainly not if they are apprehended in this country while seeking to detonate a bomb in an airplane over Detroit or in an SUV near Times Square.
How a Bagram Detainee Foiled the Euro Terror Plot Michael B. Mukasey 2010
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Detaining the local yokels and handing them off. posted by Dr. Dawg at 10: 39 AM
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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Detaining and deporting parents shatter families and endanger the children left behind.
Voto Latino: Immigration Enforcement Sending Thousands of Children to Foster Care Voto Latino 2011
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"Detaining a high school student for nine months without charge is typical of the cruel, arbitrary behavior of Syria's security services," Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch, said at the time.
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Detaining and deporting parents shatter families and endanger the children left behind.
Voto Latino: Immigration Enforcement Sending Thousands of Children to Foster Care Voto Latino 2011
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In deciding whether proceedings in respect of an offence alleged to have been committed by a prisoner of war shall be judicial or disciplinary, the Detaining Power shall ensure that the competent authorities exercise the greatest leniency and adopt, wherever possible, disciplinary rather than judicial measures … ..
Matthew Yglesias » Indefinite Detention Comes to American Soil 2010
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