"No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture." - Article 2, U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment. Adopted by the U.N. in 1984, ratified by the U.S. in 1994
By Pamela A. MacLean and Brent Kendall
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