Reservations to ICCPR at http://www.ohchr.org/english/countries/ratification/9.htm#reservations (1) That the United States considers itself bound by the obligation under article 16 to prevent &quot; cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment &quot; , only insofar as the term &quot; cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment &quot; means the cruel, unusual and inhumane treatment or punishment prohibited by the Fifth, Eighth, and/or Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
Reservations to ICCPR at http://www.ohchr.org/english/countries/ratification/ 9.htm#reservations (1) That the United States considers itself bound by the obligation under article 16 to prevent &quot; cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment &quot; , only insofar as the term &quot; cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment &quot; means the cruel, unusual and inhumane treatment or punishment prohibited by the Fifth, Eighth, and/or Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.