During 2003, the white house asked its legal counsel for an interpretation of what constitutes torture of prisoners of war and who is considered a prisoner of war. what sources of law will the legal counsel need to consult?

The adviser should take into account the Geneva Conventions, which are the four international conventions that regulate international humanitarian law - also known as the Geneva Law - whose purpose is to protect the victims of armed conflicts. The first was signed in the Swiss town of Geneva in 1864, one year after the founding of the International Committee of the Red Cross, in order to "achieve a small scope of universal agreement on certain rights of people in time of war, specifically, the rights of the medical staff to be considered neutral in order to be able to treat the injured ».

Article 4 of the Third Geneva Convention protects captured military personnel, some guerrillas and certain civilians. This applies from the moment of capture to when it is released or repatriated. One of the main points of the convention makes it illegal to torture the prisoners, and the prisoner can only ask for his name, date of birth, rank and service number (if applicable).

c. the dred scott v. sandford case,

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