10 U.S.C. § 949s
Cruel or unusual punishments prohibited
Punishment by flogging, or by branding, marking, or tattooing on the body, or any other cruel or unusual punishment, may not be adjudged by a military commission under this chapter or inflicted under this chapter upon any person subject to this chapter. The use of irons, single or double, except for the purpose of safe custody, is prohibited under this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2019–2019 · leading case: Al-Baluchi v. Esper, 392 F. Supp. 3d 46 (D.C. Cir. 2019).
Al-Baluchi v. Esper, 392 F. Supp. 3d 46 (D.C. Cir. 2019). “al-Baluchi has offered no authority - under either the Eighth or Fifth Amendments - which establishes that pre-indictment mistreatment renders unconstitutional a hypothetical punishment that could be imposed by a tribunal that was not involved in the alleged torture.”
Al-Baluchi v. Gates (D.D.C. 2019). “al-Baluchi has offered no authority – under either the Eighth or Fifth Amendments – which establishes that pre-indictment mistreatment renders unconstitutional a hypothetical punishment that could be imposed by a tribunal that was not involved in the alleged torture.”
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