Obama Administration Reverses Bush Policy, Says U.S. Torture Ban Applies Abroad
Dan Froomkin
As Charlie Savage of the New York Times reported last month, President Obama’s legal team was debating whether to reaffirm a Bush administration position that the United Nations Convention Against Torture imposes no legal obligation on the U.S. to bar cruelty outside its borders. The debate is over. And the good guys won — this […]
