Not exact matches
Waterboarding, stress positions, extended sleep deprivation, nudity and prolonged solitary confinement have all been deplored by the U.S. State Department when practiced by other countries, by U.S. civilian courts in
cases other than those dealing with
terrorism, and by respected global humanitarian organizations such as the
International Committee for the Red Cross.
The possibilities here, it seems, vastly outweigh the good, with the worst
case probably involving the displacement of several billion people from the poorest coastal regions of the world, with concomitant social, economic and political upheaval, possible starvation from regional losses in agriculture, and rises in
international tensions,
terrorism and political instability.
For purposes of the means test, the U.S. Bankruptcy Code defines current monthly income as including: «any amount paid by any entity other than the debtor (or in a joint
case the debtor and the debtor's spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the debtor or the debtor's dependents (and in a joint
case the debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent)...» Benefits received under the Social Security Act, payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against humanity on account of their status as victims of such crimes, and payments to victims of
international terrorism or domestic
terrorism on account of their status as victims of such
terrorism are excluded from the means test.
This is in part due to the globalisation of criminal law brought about by an increase in the number of
international terrorism, money laundering and corruption
cases.
Going back many years Amnesty
International reports are filled with
cases of individuals around the world who have been convicted on
terrorism and other national security - related charges which are clearly disguised attempts to punish critics, stifle opposition and target particular religious or ethnic minorities.
In any
case, concerns over increasing secondary uses of personal information by our gov (let alone other govs) is by no means a concern unique to e-apps and, perhaps, it is one that is more salient with respect to other forms of online interactions that may yield perhaps richer forms of data (although I can see the tracking of apostille use easily becoming a component of
international terrorism investigations, particularly if their use becomes more commonplace).
This is all the more relevant in
cases which involve topical
international relations issues, such as in particular the fight against
international terrorism.