Detaining Power

Detaining Power

A Detaining Power is the country, state, government, or any other jurisdiction which detains, holds, or incarcerates those who are alleged to have committed an offence against this jurisdiction or others (which for whatever reason have not been or will be proven not to be fit to process the detainees in question). In short, anyone who prevents someone from leaving a country or state and may have lawfully arrested and held such persons for a length of time may be referred to as a Detaining Power.

For legal purposes, it is a condition of the 3rd drafting of the Geneva Agreement that a detainee may request that their crimes be proven to justify their incarceration.

At time of submission the Quirin case and the Guantanamo Bay trials are examples of highly disputed Detaning Power in the US and under the US jurisdiction.



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Power of Nightmares — Infobox Television bgcolour = name = The Power of Nightmares caption = Title screen of The Power of Nightmares format = Documentary series runtime = 180 min. (total) creator = director = Adam Curtis producer = Adam Curtis Executive Producer… …   Wikipedia

  • Unlawful combatant — An unlawful combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a civilian who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war. An unlawful combatant may be detained or prosecuted under the domestic law of the detaining state… …   Wikipedia

  • Third Geneva Convention — Red Cross workers preparing food packages for prisoners of war The Third Geneva Convention, relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, is one of the four treaties of the Geneva Conventions. It was first adopted in 1929, but was significantly… …   Wikipedia

  • Geneva Convention (1929) — See also Geneva Convention for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded and sick in armies in the field (1929) [ [http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/FULL/300?OpenDocument Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick… …   Wikipedia

  • POWs and the Global War on Terrorism — ▪ 2005 Introduction by Peter Saracino       The conduct of the parties in the global war on terrorism declared by the United States and the war in Iraq stirred up great controversy in 2004. The applicability of the accepted rules of war to these… …   Universalium

  • war, law of — Introduction       that part of international law dealing with the inception, conduct, and termination of warfare. Its aim is to limit the suffering caused to combatants and, more particularly, to those who may be described as the victims of war… …   Universalium

  • Combatant — For the proposed aircraft carrier, see UXV Combatant. A combatant is someone who takes a direct part in the hostilities of an armed conflict. If a combatant follows the law of war, then they are considered a privileged combatant, and upon capture …   Wikipedia

  • Torture — Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person,… …   Wikipedia

  • Disarmed Enemy Forces — (DEF), and less commonly[1] Surrendered Enemy Forces, was a U.S. designation, both for soldiers who surrendered to an adversary after hostilities ended, and for those previously surrendered POWs who were held in camps in occupied German territory …   Wikipedia

  • Manuel Noriega — Maximum Leader Manuel Noriega Mugshot of Noriega, after his surrender (1990) Maximum Leader of National Liberation …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”