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32 N.C.J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 159 (2006-2007)
Excluding Torture: A Comparison of the British and American Approaches to Evidence Obtained by Third Party Torture

handle is hein.journals/ncjint32 and id is 167 raw text is: Excluding Torture: A Comparison of the British and American Approaches to Evidence Obtained by Third Party Torture' TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ....................................................................... 159 II. T he H olding ....................................................................... 162 III. B ackground Law ................................................................ 165 A. International Agreements ............................................ 165 1. The U.N. Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 165 2. The U.N. Convention against Torture ................... 166 3. The European Convention on Human Rights ........ 166 B. UK Sources of Law ..................................................... 167 1. Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act of 1997 (SIA C ) ...................................................... 167 2. The Anti-Terrorism, Crime, and Security Act of 2001 (A T SC A ) ...................................................... 168 3. Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 ......................... 168 C. British Common Law .................................................. 169 D. American Sources ................................................... 171 1. C ase L aw ............................................................... 17 1 2. U.S. Anti-Torture Statutes ..................................... 175 E. The House of Lords v. The United States Supreme C ourt ............................................................................ 179 IV . A nalysis ............................................................................. 180 A. The Current Approach to Torture in the United S tates ........................................................................... 180 B. The Role of the Exclusionary Rule ............................. 187 V . C onclusion ......................................................................... 19 1 I. Introduction Since September 11, 2001, people have broached the subject of torture with increasing regularity as the United States and its t I would like to thank the editorial staff and board of the North Carolina Journal of Inernational Law and Commericial Regulation vol. 32 for all their hard work. I would also like to thank my wife, Nina, for putting (up with) me through law school.

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