The Obama Administration Embraces the Domestic-Only Reading of the ICCPR
It's official: the Obama Administration is sticking with the Clinton and Bush Administration positions on whether America's ICCPR obligations apply abroad, denying that they do. Charlie Savage has the details here. The key quote from Thursday's session before the Human Rights Committee:
“The United States continues to believe that its interpretation — that the covenant applies only to individuals both within its territory and within its jurisdicti
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It's official: the Obama Administration is sticking with the Clinton and Bush Administration positions on whether America's ICCPR obligations apply abroad, denying that they do. Charlie Savage has the details here. The key quote from Thursday's session before the Human Rights Committee:
“The United States continues to believe that its interpretation — that the covenant applies only to individuals both within its territory and within its jurisdiction — is the most consistent with the covenant’s language and negotiating history,” said Mary McLeod, the State Department’s acting legal adviser.
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