§2000dd–0 Additional Prohibition on Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Summary

No one in U.S. custody or under U.S. physical control—anywhere and regardless of nationality—may be subjected to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. The President must make sure this rule is followed, including by creating administrative rules and procedures. Those words mean cruel, unusual, and inhumane treatment as barred by the Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments and as defined in U.S. reservations to the U.N. Convention Against Torture (Dec. 10, 1984).