The Application of International Human Rights Laws to U.S. Police and Law Enforcement Officials

On August 8, 1999, during the annual convention of the American Bar Association (ABA) in Atlanta, Georgia, the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities hosted a program to explore ways to promote compliance with the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane and Degrading Treatment or Punishment in the context of police behavior... [more]