Second, that Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions represents a minimum standard of decency that must be applied to all detainees, without exception.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Applying Geneva

These actions violate international norms and every standard of common decency.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on the Situation in Libya

Now, the process of reviewing and selecting a successor to Justice Souter has been rigorous and comprehensive, not least because of the standard that Justice Souter himself has set with his formidable intellect and fairmindedness and decency.

CNN: Transcript of Obama-Sotomayor announcement