Falling Down on the Job

From crib notes on the job of U.S. president...

"As chief executive, [the president] enforces laws, treaties, and court rulings; develops federal policies; prepares the national budget; and appoints federal officials."

The Convention Against Torture is the most important international human rights treaty that deals exclusively with torture. The Convention obligates countries who have signed the treaty to prohibit and prevent torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in all circumstances. The Convention compels governments who ratified it to investigate all allegations of torture, to bring to justice the perpetrators, and to provide a remedy to victims of torture. The Convention was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1984 and went into force in 1987.

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Because the U.S. ratified the treaty in October 1994, it is obligated to comply with the provisions of the treaty just as it would any other domestic law. The U.S. Constitution itself makes clear that treaties are “the law of the land.”

  ACLU

Taking notes for Obama's job evaluation?

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.