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From the Department of Justice to Guantánamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules

Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the House Judiciary Committee

May 6, 2008

What does torture have in common with genocide, slavery, and wars of aggression? They are all jus cogens. That's Latin for "higher law" or "compelling law." This means that no country can ever pass a law that allows torture. There can be no immunity from criminal liability for violation of a jus cogens prohibition.