Americans Say U.S. Should Comply with U.N. Judgment and Change Treatment of Guantanamo Detainees: Large Majority Generally Favors Giving International Courts Broad Authority Seven in Ten Reject Idea of Exceptions for US

Abstract

Two in three Americans say the United States should change the way it treats detainees at Guantanamo Bay as prescribed by the UN Commission on Human Rights. Americans generally support giving international courts broad authority to judge compliance with treaties and seven in ten reject the idea that the United States should receive exceptional treatment under such treaties.