Dan Collins who served previously as Deputy Associate Attorney General in the Bush administration concedes that may leave them without a way to enforce the Geneva treaty.

NPR: High Court Hears Challenge to Military Tribunals

Mr. DAN COLLINS (Former Deputy Associate Attorney General): It would discourage combatants from complying with the laws of war if they could claim its protections without having to obey its obligation.

NPR: High Court Hears Challenge to Military Tribunals

One of the unsuccessful plaintiffs is Dan S. Collins, who owned four ice-cream shops in the Baton Rouge, La. area with an investor group.

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