Grave Breaches In Research

Torture is prohibited under United States and international law. The United State’s widespread use of torture in the Vietnam war was in direct violation of many pieces of jurisdiction. This was one large factor of the United State’s illegality in the Vietnam

The Geneva Convention and its participants keep all prisoners of war on a uniformed playing field, to prevent

Matthew Lippman provides that the Lai Massacre violated the international humanitarian law of war. The Lai Massacre and the Vietnam War raises critical questions about how America conduct war and its military leadership in Vietnam. The massacre of innocent unarmed civilians illustrates the horrendous war crime committed by American soldiers. Lippman discusses how the United States tried to keep the events of My Lai Massacre from the public. The My Lai Massacre makes me wonder if this was only one of the many massacres in Vietnam War and if the higher US officials managed to cover-up the other massacres. The trials for the crimes committed in My Lai were held separately from the Nuremberg trails because officials wanted to avoid creating parallels between the two events. However, parallels can be drawn with American conduct in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. Troops who were in violation of international law and committed war crimes in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay were not held accountable for their action to their full extent. In fact, those who were convicted were not necessarily charged with war crimes. This leads us to question whether the events of my Lai and Nuremberg could ever be reconciled. Allan Ryan makes the argument that the Nuremberg Tribunals was the most significant development of international human rights law. I agree with Ryan as many tribunals following the events of World War II have been modeled after the Nuremberg Tribunals. For instance, this is true in

From the Geneva Convention, and I quote from the Cornell University Law School page on the Geneva Conventions, (https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/geneva_conventions )“Convention I: This Convention protects wounded and infirm soldiers and medical personnel against attack, execution without judgment, torture, and assaults upon personal dignity (Article 3). It also grants them the right to proper medical treatment and care.” He did not follow these rules, he broke them. Using torture on the captured. There is story about what some people did to a POW. They doused him in cold water,

This paper will explore three separate cases, providing facts about the apprehension and detention of enemy combatants, assessing the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and will explain whether any rights were denied or granted in contrast with each other. Anyone engaging in aggressive or hostile behavior towards a country is held to several political and constitutional legalities as explored in the three following cases.

Geneva Convention Articles are expounded on in FM 2-22.3, which was a change from the previous version, FM 34-52, where some of the applicable articles were just introduced. FM 2-22.3 has included an appendix covering all the articles of the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions. Although, these references can be found in numerous publications, by inserting them in the manual the authors reemphasize the importance of compliance with the Geneva Conventions and also reinforce the prohibition of torture, something that was not covered in FM 34-52.

POWs captured in Afghanistan and held at camp X-ray is in violation of the Geneva

During the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein repudiated the International Red Cross Commission to examine Iraq’s Prisoner of War facilities, even though both Iraq and the United Stated had ratified the 1949 Geneva Convention Treaties. Upon inspection, it was reported that while incarcerated 25 American POW, which included

It stated: “The human dignity of all individuals must be respected at all times. Everything possible must be done, without any kind of discrimination, to reduce the suffering of people who have been out of action by sickness wounds or captivity whether or not they have taken part in the conflict” (Geneva Convention 1). The second protocol of the Geneva Convention basically aimed to give a chance to the civilians in the area and made the guidelines for the minimum requirement of care known by all. The third Geneva Convention put in place stated that prisoners of war be taken care of and not forced to answer any question given to them if they are not acknowledged by the rules set in place by the treaty (Geneva Convention). The fourth Geneva Convention asserted that civilians should be protected and not involved in the fighting unless said civilian is already part of the conflict.

People should not be held responsible for war crimes committed during war, as it is presumably forced upon them to follow orders from higher ups that command them to do such acts of murder and genocide. Failing to obey orders can result to their own death, so would it be right to accuse a person to crime if they are only trying to save themselves from death? An individual can’t be fully responsible for the acts that were committed by a whole widespread association of members that followed the same practice of murder and atrocities. People should not be held responsible for orders they follow during war.

According to Borelli, prisoners’ legal rights are being violated today more than ever, especially when prisoners are “detained abroad” (3). Many states justify their actions based on the “legal black hole” philosophy, which claims that prisoners have no international legal rights in war. However, Borelli affirms that the rights promised by IHL and IHRL are still applicable to the detainees, citing several international committees as evidence.

I was an airline employee who was loading and unloading the aircraft that day. Upon opening the cargo hold door of the aircraft, I could hear the crying meows that were coming from inside. After taking the kennels inside of the claim area, I could clearly see the large, multiple scars that covered their shaved heads and bodies. The cats seemed to avoid eye-contact or any type of interaction with me, preferring it seemed to stare blankly across the room, occasionally uttering a pitiful bellowing low, drawn out cry. These cats were not the fortunate beloved pets waiting for loving owners to come pick them up, these cats had spent their lives being sentenced for research not ever to know what life outside of it might involve. Biomedical research is wrong.

In the United States, one of the major methods in obtaining crucial information has been through the use of Guantanamo Bay. While many have condemned of the torture that is believed to occur there, not only does Guantanamo Bay comply with national and international standards, but it also complies with Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions (Meese 1) which states

In 1949, the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War was created to prohibit immoral, cruel and degrading punishment toward prisoners during wartime. The United States ratified this covenant and became a member of the Geneva Conventions. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, a series of human abuses occurred from October through December of 2003 where American military personnel have conducted acts of brutality and immoral behavior toward Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison. The inhumane “interrogation method” of the American military have clearly violated Article 2 and 4 of the Geneva Conventions. Article 2.2 states “No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state

In recent years, technological innovations, medical advancements, and industry breakthroughs have emerged at an increasing rate. Many individuals view these advancements as a great contribution to society, some view it as a greater hindrance or a threat. Living and operating in a complex world, individuals are faced with many challenges every day. These challenges span from an individual’s everyday life to mitigating cyber attacks on their personal technology. Specifically, the emergence of technologically advanced automobiles, military and civilian drones (unmanned aircraft), and public transportation has created many vulnerabilities within the cyber domain. Even though the technological