INTERROGATION OR EXPERIMENTATION? ASSESSING NON-CONSENSUAL HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION DURING THE WAR ON TERROR

The prohibition against non-consensual human experimentation has long been considered sacrosanct. It traces its legal roots to the Nuremberg trials although the ethical foundations dig much deeper. It prohibits all forms of medical and scientific experimentation on non-consenting individuals. The pr...

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Published in:Duke journal of comparative & international law 2018-09, Vol.29 (1), p.41
Main Author: Aceves, William J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abu Zubaydah
Antiterrorism measures
Coercive interrogation
Ethical aspects
Helplessness (Psychology)
Human psychological experimentation
Human rights
Political aspects
Torture
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Summary:The prohibition against non-consensual human experimentation has long been considered sacrosanct. It traces its legal roots to the Nuremberg trials although the ethical foundations dig much deeper. It prohibits all forms of medical and scientific experimentation on non-consenting individuals. The prohibition against non-consensual human experimentation is now well established in both national and international law.
ISSN:1053-6736