Detainee Treatment Act of 2005
| Pub. L. Section | Status | United States Code | United States Code |
| Title | Section | Authorizes | |
| 1004 | 42 | 2000dd-1 | |
| 8033 | 10 | 274 nt | |
| 8032 | 10 | 221 nt |
Full Answer
How has the Detainee Treatment Act changed over time?
Also, the Detainee Treatment Act's anti-torture provisions were modified by the Graham-Levin Amendment, which was attached to the $453-billion 2006 Defense Budget Bill.
What is Section 1005 (e) of the Detainee Treatment Act?
` (B) has been determined by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 1005 (e) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant.'.
Did the Detainee Treatment Act cite the Army Field Manual on interrogation?
The Detainee Treatment Act cited the U.S. Army's Field Manual on interrogation as the authoritative guide to interrogation techniques, but did not cite a specific edition of the Manual.
Did the National Defense Authorization Act prohibit torture?
When Congress debated the bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, Senators Dianne Feinstein, and John McCain pressed their colleagues to strengthen the prohibition against the types of torture occurring during the Bush administration.
Why was the Detainee Treatment Act created?
It became the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (DTA) as Division A, Title X of the DOD Act. The amendment prohibits inhumane treatment of prisoners, including prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, by confining interrogations to the techniques in FM 34-52 Intelligence Interrogation.
What did the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 say?
(a) IN GENERAL. —No individual in the custody or under the physical control of the United States Government, regardless of na- tionality or physical location, shall be subject to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in Hamdan v Rumsfeld?
After initially denying review, the Supreme Court weighed in on the case and issued a 5-4 decision declaring that Guantánamo detainees who had been classified as enemy combatants were nonetheless protected by the Suspension Clause and entitled to seek habeas.
Who won Boumediene Bush?
In a 6–3 decision, the Court dismissed the administration's argument that the Naval Base is outside civilian courts' jurisdiction and ruled that the captives must be given an opportunity to hear and attempt to refute whatever evidence had caused them to have been classified as "enemy combatants".
The Controversy
The military penitentiary was opened in January 2002. Its purpose was to keep detainees caught up in George W. Bush’s “war on terror.” The Bush administration deliberately placed it on an American naval base in Cuba where Bush’s lawyers said was past the arm of American law.
Congress Needs to Act
Activists are calling for America to put torture in the past. Congress can do that.
