Civil Liberties Lost, Waterboarding and the Legacy of the Bybee-Yoo 'Torture-Power' Memorandum: Reflections from an Erstwhile Bush Administration Apologist

17 Pages Posted: 9 Jun 2009 Last revised: 5 Jul 2009

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M. Katherine B. Darmer

Chapman University, The Dale E. Fowler School of Law

Date Written: June 7, 2009

Abstract

This symposium piece argues that waterboarding is torture and that torture is wrong. It reflects on the enduring legacy of the August 1, 2002 memo defining torture narrowly, which this paper describes as the Bybee and Yoo Torture and Power Memorandum [or 'BYTAP'].

Keywords: torture, waterboarding, Bybee, Yoo, civil liberties

JEL Classification: K14

Suggested Citation

Darmer, M. Katherine B., Civil Liberties Lost, Waterboarding and the Legacy of the Bybee-Yoo 'Torture-Power' Memorandum: Reflections from an Erstwhile Bush Administration Apologist (June 7, 2009). Chapman Law Review, Vol. 12, 2009, Chapman University Law Research Paper No. 09-08 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1415790 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1415790

M. Katherine B. Darmer (Contact Author)

Chapman University, The Dale E. Fowler School of Law ( email )

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Orange, CA 92866-1099
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