The Council of Europe Addresses Cia Rendition and Detention Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9549444 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monica Hakimi (0009-0001-8135-5633, Ave Maria School of Law, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 442-452 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9300 • E-ISSN: 2161-7953 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0002930000030165 |
| OpenAlex | W22153960 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In November 2005, the U.S. media reported that the Central Intelligence Agency was operating secret detention facilities in a handful of foreign countries, including two in eastern Europe, and that detainees were often transferred between those facilities and states known to engage in torture. The news that terrorism suspects may have been denied their human rights in member states of the Council of Europe caused concern within the Council and triggered several responses. Within days of the media reports, the Council's Parliamentary Assembly appointed a rapporteur to investigate the extent to which member states were participating in the CIA program. The rapporteur, in turn, asked the Venice Commission to prepare a legal opinion on the member states’ related international obligations. On the basis of that opinion, and the rapporteur's finding that a fair number of member states had acquiesced or participated in the CIA program, the Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution and a recommendation intended to safeguard against such conduct in the future. Separately, the secretary general of the Council invoked his authority under Article 52 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to survey member states on relevant aspects of their domestic legal systems, including whether those systems contain controls on foreign state conduct deemed to infringe ECHR rights
Agency (philosophy · Business · Commission · Convention · European union · General assembly · Human rights · Member state · Member states · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Terrorism · Torture · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · International Law and Human Rights · Law
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| Citation span | 2008 - 2021 (14) |
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