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The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the judicial branch of the United States federal government. Website: www.supremecourtus.gov/
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Samantar v. Yousuf et Al.

1 June 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Extrajudicial executions - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immunity | Countries: Somalia - United States of America

Republic of Iraq v. Beaty et al.

Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

8 June 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Immunity - International armed conflict - Jurisdiction - Terrorism | Countries: Iraq - United States of America

Negusie v. Holder, Attorney General

On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Negusie v. Gonzales, Attorney General, 15 May 2007.

3 March 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Agents of persecution - Convention against Torture (CAT) - Deportation / Forcible return - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: Eritrea - United States of America

Baze et al. v. Rees, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Corrections, et al.

Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Kentucky. Human Rights Watch filed an amicus curiae in Baze v. Rees in November 2007.

16 April 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Death penalty - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment | Countries: United States of America

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