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Closing Argument at Guantanamo: The Torture of Mohammed Jawad


David Jason Rankin Frakt


University of Pittsburgh - School of Law; US Air Force JAG Corps Reserve
July 1, 2008

Harvard Human Rights Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2009

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This is an annotated version of a widely heralded oral argument in support of a motion to dismiss charges on the basis of torture and other outrageous government conduct delivered by then Major David J. R. Frakt at Guantanamo in defense of Mohammed Jawad, one of two juveniles charged with war crimes in the military commissions of Guantanamo. Jawad was subjected to the frequent flyer sleep deprivation program and other cruel and abusive treatments.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 24

Keywords: Mohammed Jawad, Guantanamo, military commissions, torture, sleep deprivation

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Date posted: July 11, 2012  

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Frakt, David Jason Rankin, Closing Argument at Guantanamo: The Torture of Mohammed Jawad (July 1, 2008). Harvard Human Rights Journal, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2103825

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David Jason Rankin Frakt (Contact Author)
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law ( email )
3900 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
United States

US Air Force JAG Corps Reserve ( email )
United States
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