Criminal Procedure EE2

Criminal Procedure EE2

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Extraordinary Rendition

Extraordinary rendition ' is widely used to describe the kidnapping (Foley , 2008 ) and transfer of suspects by the United States to foreign countries (Ralph , 2009 ) and secret prisons and secret prisons in to carry out coercive interrogation (Foley , 2008 ) making it very likely that the individual will be subject to torture and other forms of inhuman , degrading treatment . However , the practice of extraordinary rendition is not only concerned with coercive interrogation , but also the ideology of the countries involved . In short , illiberal countries

br might involve methods of coercive interrogation that liberal countries might not be ready to apply . Extraordinary rendition is normally used on suspected terrorists and has gained more media coverage and attracted a lot of attention since the September 11 attacks when intensified transfer of suspects of terrorism to foreign countries , especially the Guantanamo Bay (Ralph , 2007

The practice of extraordinary rendition dates back to President Ronald Reagan 's Ralphective of 1986 allowing for abduction of suspects of terrorism to be prosecuted in the United States . In this case , the suspects were captured by the CIA and taken to the US to face trial These renditions infringed not only upon the sovereignty of the territory of the country the suspect was seized , but also on the suspect , who , during the whole process of abduction and transfer , was not under any legally bound system . The courts , too , did not allow for the of the suspects ' illegal abduction subject to be discussed...