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Text of the bill "Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007" signed into law by the President of the US on October 3, 2008. This Act enables the exercise of universal jurisdiction over child soldiers cases. 

   
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HRW, "Double Jeopardy: CIA Renditions to Jordan", April 2008
Amnesty International, USA: Government opposes habeas corpus review for any Bagram detainees; reveals ‘enhanced’ administrative review procedures, 16 September 2009
Human Rights First, Arbitrary Justice: Trials of Bagram and Guantánamo Detainees in Afghanistan, 2008
   
   
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