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Legal Terms - Extraordinary Rendition
A term used to describe the extrajudicial transfer of individuals from one state to another. The term originated in connection with the United States' practice of transferring suspected terrorists to countries that are known to torture detainees or to employ harsh interrogation techniques that may escalate to the level of torture. These methods would be classified as illegal under US federal law. Additionally, the practice violates international treaty obligations, including the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 (as incorporated into UK law by the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice Act 1988), in addition to the widely recognized *jus cogens rule against torture in public international law. The UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment contains the most explicit provision on extraordinary rendition. As stated in Article 3, no state party is required to "expel, return ('refouler') or extradite a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture." The British government has consistently denied any knowledge or involvement in the transportation of approximately 200 terrorist suspects for torture in covert camps abroad, despite persistent claims that the CIA used British airports.
A term used to describe the extrajudicial transfer of individuals from one state to another. The term originated in connection with the United States' practice of transferring suspected terrorists to countries that are known to torture detainees or to employ harsh interrogation techniques that may escalate to the level of torture. These methods would be classified as illegal under US federal law. Additionally, the practice violates international treaty obligations, including the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 (as incorporated into UK law by the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice Act 1988), in addition to the widely recognized *jus cogens rule against torture in public international law. The UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment contains the most explicit provision on extraordinary rendition. As stated in Article 3, no state party is required to "expel, return ('refouler') or extradite a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture." The British government has consistently denied any knowledge or involvement in the transportation of approximately 200 terrorist suspects for torture in covert camps abroad, despite persistent claims that the CIA used British airports.
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