INTERNATIONAL LAW

Addresses

Fly Like an Eagle (Even if You Feel Like a Chicken): Terry Karl, Stanford University, E1141 [16JN]

Legal Basis for Detention of Enemy Combatants in the War on Terror: Alberto R. Gonzales, S2702-S2705 [11MR]

Amendments

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), consideration (H. Res. 628), H2678 [6MY]

Articles and editorials

Arms Keep Coming—But Who Pays?, S9454 [21SE]

Battle Royal—The Daughter of Uzbekistan's President Took Her Children and Ran, Opening a Custody War That Has Entangled Two New Allies, E807-E809 [11MY]

Constitutional Victory, S9672 [24SE]

House Intelligence Measure Targeted, H8682 [7OC]

House Told To Alter Intelligence Bill, H8681 [7OC]

Israeli Security Fence, E292 [3MR]

New Fight Against Slavery, E680 [28AP]

Pictures That Lost the War, H2673 [6MY]

Reaction to U.S. Rights Report—``You're a Useless Friend'', S1993 [2MR]

Restoring Our Honor, H2675 [6MY]

Road From Riyadh to Beslan, E1648 [15SE]

Six Morons Who Lost the War, H2674 [6MY]

Taking Liberties, S9672 [24SE]

When We're the Evildoers in Iraq—With Immoral U.S. Leadership, Is It So Shocking To Find Torturers in the Ranks?, H2677 [6MY]

Who Should Have Known?, H2676 [6MY]

Why Israel Needs a Fence, H5774 [14JY]

Why Was Pattern of Abuse Ignored for So Long?, H2676 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (see H.R. 4728), H5149 [25JN]

Bulgaria: condition U.S. military cooperation on certification that U.S. citizens and corporations are afforded due process of law and that certain U.S. legal decisions have been satisfied (see H.R. 4572), H4170 [15JN]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (see S. Res. 431), S9441 [21SE] (see H. Res. 768), H7073 [13SE]

Courts: clarify that persons may bring private rights of actions against foreign states for certain terrorist acts (see H.R. 4875), H6127 [20JY]

———limit tort liability of private entities or organizations that carry out the responsibilities of the U.S. Central Authority under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (see S. 2883), S10261 [1OC]

Dept. of Defense: request transmission to the House of Representatives any documentation produced in conjuction with investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors (see H. Res. 640), H2918 [12MY]

Firearms: prohibit the sale of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a felony in a foreign court (see S. 2102), S1457 [23FE]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (see H.R. 4674), H4893 [23JN]

Hussein, Saddam: urge the interim Government of Iraq to bring charges for crimes his government committed against the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq war (see H. Res. 799), H7575 [23SE]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (see H. Res. 713), H5654 [13JY]

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (see S. Res. 356), S5078 [10MY] (see H. Res. 627), H2657 [5MY] (see H. Res. 639), H2918 [12MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), consideration (see H. Res. 628), H2656 [5MY]

———demolish Abu Ghraib prison to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners (see S. Res. 354), S4997 [6MY]

Israel: condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 390), H1322 [18MR]

———support construction of security fence, condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence, and oppose efforts to prevent construction (see S. Res. 408), S8474 [20JY]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (see H. Con. Res. 371), H699 [26FE]

Libya: review legal actions taken against several Bulgarian medical workers (see H. Res. 733), H6127 [20JY]

National security: role of apprehension, detention, and interrogation of terrorists in the successful prosecution of the global war on terror (see H. Con. Res. 472), H5793 [14JY]

Terrorism: denounce danger of international terrorism inspired by an apostate vision of Islam (see H. Con. Res. 523), H9999 [18NO]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (see S. 2664), S8229 [15JY]

Excerpts

Limitation on Participation of U.S. Personnel for Counterdrug and Counterterrorism Activities for Colombia: Public Law 107-306, S6709 [14JN]

Proposed Changes in Combat Assignments to Which Female Members May Be Assigned: Public Law 103-160, S6707 [14JN]

Letters

Abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel: several Members of Congress, H2694 [6MY]

———Thomas L. Carter, Dept. of Defense, H2695 [6MY]

Deportation of foreign nationals to countries that practice torture: Alberto R. Gonzales, Executive Office of the President, H8681 [7OC]

———Senators Kennedy and Leahy, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10981 [9OC]

Indictment of Liberian President Charles Taylor by the Special Court in Sierra Leone and asylum in Nigeria: several Representatives, E515 [2AP]

Lists

Articles about individuals accused of atrocities, H8882 [8OC]

Messages

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty With Germany: President Bush, S11391 [16NO]

Motions

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2696, H2697 [6MY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW (H.R. 4728), E1274 [25JN]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (H. Res. 768), H8401-H8403 [6OC]

Congressional Human Rights Caucus: international disability rights, E527 [2AP], E679 [28AP], E751 [5MY], E813 [11MY], E897 [18MY], E993 [2JN]

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: reaffirm support and commemorate anniversary of Genocide Convention Implementation Act (H. Res. 193), H2379 [27AP]

Courts: limit tort liability of private entities or organizations that carry out the responsibilities of the U.S. Central Authority under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (S. 2883), H9009 [8OC]

Dept. of State: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor funding for compilation of a public list of foreign government officials involved in torture, H5291, H5292 [7JY]

Foreign aid: limit allocations to countries that are parties to the International Criminal Court and have not entered into an agreement concerning the criminal prosecution of certain U.S. personnel, H5881-H5883 [15JY]

———prohibit allocations to countries refusing to extradite criminal suspects to the U.S. for trial or sentencing, H5878-H5881 [15JY]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons (H.R. 4674), H11018 [7DE], E1225 [24JN], E1291 [25JN]

Immigration: maintain existing asylum rights and refugee protections, H8896-H8898, H8978-H8981, H8984 [8OC], H10998, H11001, H11002 [7DE]

———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad, H8880-H8882 [8OC]

International Court of Justice: condemn misuse by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence (H. Res. 713), H5659, H5741, H5767-H5775 [14JY], E1393, E1398, E1404, E1406 [16JY], E1410 [19JY], E1429, E1432 [20JY]

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2735, H2740, H2741 [11MY], H3354-H3357 [19MY], H3693 [2JN], H4726 [22JN]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2680-H2698, H2700, H2701, H2708-H2716 [6MY], H3600 [1JN], E868 [14MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), consideration (H. Res. 628), H2666-H2678 [6MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel and compensate abused prisoners, H3170, H3172 [18MY]

———establish select committee of the House to investigate the treatment of detainees held in connection with the global war on terrorism, H3454-H3456 [20MY]

———include certain U.S. POW held by the regime of Saddam Hussein in any plan to compensate enemy POW abused by U.S. military personnel, H4177 [16JN], H4724, H4736, H4763 [22JN]

Israel: International Court of Justice scheduled hearings on the legality of Israel's security fence, H254 [3FE], H536 [24FE], H606 [25FE], E108 [4FE], E124 [6FE], E196 [24FE]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence, H673 [26FE]

———support construction of security fence and condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence (H. Con. Res. 371), H579 [25FE], H637 [26FE], H4791 [23JN], H5465, H5468 [9JY]

Libya: review legal actions taken against several Bulgarian medical workers, E2101 [20NO]

National security: role of apprehension, detention, and interrogation of terrorists in the successful prosecution of the global war on terror, H4847, H4848, H4877 [23JN]

———role of apprehension, detention, and interrogation of terrorists in the successful prosecution of the global war on terror (H. Con. Res. 472), H5965 [19JY]

Saudi Arabia: role in terrorist attack at school in Beslan, Russia, E1648 [15SE]

Serbia and Montenegro: U.S. policy relative to the alleged crimes committed by Slobodan Milosevic, H1637 [29MR]

Sutyagin, Igor: call for review of espionage conviction of Russian scientist, E615 [22AP]

Taylor, Charles: indictment of Liberian President by the Special Court in Sierra Leone and asylum in Nigeria, E515 [2AP]

Turkey: prohibit use of U.S. foreign aid funding in contravention of Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, H5889-H5891 [15JY]

Uzbekistan: issuance of Interpol Red Notice warrants against U.S. citizens, E807 [11MY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: ensure compliance with treaties and laws prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment of enemy POW, S6781-S6784 [15JN], S6836, S6837 [16JN], S7892 [9JY], S10828 [8OC]

Burma: urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia (S. Res. 431), S9454, S9455 [21SE], S9537, S9538 [22SE]

Business and industry: prohibit U.S. companies from setting up foreign subsidiaries for purposes of doing business with terror-sponsoring nations, S5522 [17MY], S5774-S5777, S5781, S5784, S5785 [19MY], S10017 [30SE]

Courts: limit tort liability of private entities or organizations that carry out the responsibilities of the U.S. Central Authority under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (S. 2883), S10276 [1OC]

Dept. of Defense: reports submitted to Committee on Armed Services (Senate) relative to investigations of abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. military personnel or contractors, S9063-S9065 [10SE], S10256-S10259 [1OC]

———restrict the use of contractors in interrogation of prisoners, offensive military operations, and transferring prisoners to the custody of foreign nations, S6705-S6711 [14JN], S6831-S6836 [16JN]

Foreign policy: prohibit return of persons by the U.S., for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons, S10980 [9OC]

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (S. Res. 356), S5058, S5060, S5066-S5072 [10MY], S5171, S5172 [11MY]

———condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (S. Res. 356), unanimous-consent agreement, S5064 [10MY]

———demolish Abu Ghraib prison to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners (S. Res. 354), S4980-S4982 [6MY]

———include certain U.S. POW held by the regime of Saddam Hussein in any plan to compensate enemy POW abused by U.S. military personnel, S6696, S6721 [14JN]

———prosecution of war crimes and human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials, S5594-S5596 [18MY]

———response to remarks by Kofi A. Annan on the legality of war in Iraq, S9406 [21SE], S9474 [22SE], S9543 [23SE]

Israel: support construction of security fence, condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence, and oppose efforts to prevent construction (S. Res. 408), S8647 [22JY]

National security: legal basis for the detention of enemy combatants, S2701 [11MR], S9671 [24SE]

Serbia and Montenegro: Dept. of State denial of certification relative to cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, S3451 [31MR]

Taylor, Charles: indictment of Liberian President by the Special Court in Sierra Leone and asylum in Nigeria, S1857-S1860 [27FE]

Terrorism: deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (S. 2664), S11998 [8DE]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act: extend, S4147-S4150, S4165 [20AP], S4172, S4173 [21AP], S4276 [22AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Res. 627, Condemn Abuse of POW by U.S. Military Personnel, Take Action Against Those Involved, and Support Those Serving Honorably in Iraq: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 628) (H. Rept. 108-480), H2656 [5MY]

Transmission to the House of Representatives Documentation Produced in Conjuction With Investigations of Abuse of Iraqi POW by U.S. Military Personnel or Contractors: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 640) (H. Rept. 108-547), H4285 [16JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Iraq: condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq (H. Res. 627), H2697 [6MY]

Statements

Congressional Human Rights Caucus Briefing on International Disability Rights: Eric Rosenthal, Mental Disability Rights International (organization), E993 [2JN]

———Johan Scholvinck, U.N., E813 [11MY]

———Kathy Martinez, E897 [18MY]

———Luis Gallegos, Ecuadoran Representative to the U.N., E751 [5MY]

———Representative Lantos, E527 [2AP]

———Richard L. Thornburgh, E679 [28AP]

Tables

Individuals accused of atrocities, H8882 [8OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 627, condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2680 [6MY]

H. Res. 628, consideration of H. Res. 627, condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, H2666 [6MY]

H. Res. 713, condemn misuse of the International Court of Justice by the U.N. General Assembly and the Court's opinion on the Israeli security fence, H5767 [14JY]

H. Res. 768, urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat in Burma that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia, H8401 [6OC]

S. 2883, Prevention of Child Abduction Partnership Act, S10276 [1OC], H9009 [8OC]

S. Res. 354, demolish Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq to underscore U.S. abhorrence of the mistreatment of prisoners, S5004 [6MY]

S. Res. 356, condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and reaffirm support for those serving honorably in Iraq, S5071, S5072, S5094 [10MY]

S. Res. 408, support Israeli construction of security fence, condemn U.N. General Assembly for requesting the International Court of Justice to rule on legality of the security fence, and oppose efforts to prevent construction, S8484 [20JY]

S. Res. 431, urge the U.N. Security Council to take appropriate action to respond to the threat in Burma that the ruling State Peace and Development Council poses to Southeast Asia, S9453 [21SE], S9538 [22SE]