U.N. Convention Against Torture: Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RL32438.pdf
Provides an overview of the United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT), definitions of actions constituting torture, and requirements for countries, like the U.S., which signed the treaty. Also considers decisions made by British and Israeli authorities about what interrogation techniques constitute torture. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
