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America’s prisoners of war: Changing U.S. norms on torture

America’s prisoners of war: Changing U.S. norms on torture

FromIntersections


America’s prisoners of war: Changing U.S. norms on torture

FromIntersections

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Aug 23, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

“Men who take up arms against one another in public war do not cease on this account to be moral beings, responsible to one another and to God.” - Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field, Francis Lieber, 1863 This episode of Intersections features a discussion with Elizabeth Grimm Arsenault, author of "How the Gloves Came Off: Lawyers, Policy Makers, and Norms in the Debate on Torture," and Daniel Byman, senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, on how the U.S. came to reverse 200-plus years of progress on the legal and normative standards for treatment of prisoners of war during the Global War on Terror.  Full show notes available here: http://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/americas-prisoners-of-war-changing-u-s-norms-on-torture   Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. 
Released:
Aug 23, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (76)

Economic recovery. Elections. Terrorism. Global poverty. Trade. Policy issues are complex and multi-faceted. Want more than the 30-second sound bite? Tune in to Intersections, a podcast from the Brookings Institution, where two experts delve into the varying angles of the complicated issues facing our nation and the world. Hosted by Adrianna Pita.