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Former Guantanamo detainee's terrorism conviction overturned
The US Court of Military Commission Review on Wednesday set aside the terrorism convictions of former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks . Hicks pleaded guilty in 2007 to providing material support to terrorism, which was one of the few cases of succ (More) |
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Defense seeks to have charges dropped against Guantanamo prisoner
A defense lawyer on Monday sought to have the charges dropped against Guantanamo prisoner Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, arguing that the US is violating international law and the Constitution by prosecuting him for war crimes. The trial for Hadi al Iraqi , (More) |
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US government admits former Guantanamo detainee wrongfully convicted: lawyer
A lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says the US government admitted his conviction was incorrect and did not dispute Hicks' innocence. The US Court of Military Commission Review has not yet ruled on the appeal, but Hicks' lawye (More) |
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Ex-Guantanamo detainee appeals conviction
Australian citizen David Hicks filed a motion to dismiss his conviction in the US Court of Military Commission Review on Wednesday after pleading guilty in 2007 to providing material support to terrorism. Hicks was captured in Afghanistan by nort (More) |
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The British Courts Rule on US Detention at Bagram
JURIST Guest Columnist Kent Roach of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law says that a recent decision by the UK Supreme Court is an important step in the right direction for US detainees who seek "substitute justice" outside of US courts... (More) |
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Military Commissions: A Failed Experiment
JURIST Guest Columnist David Frakt of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the recent reversal of Salim Hamdan's conviction presents an opportunity to rethink the wisdom of using military commissions to try individuals accused of acts (More) |
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Australia abandons appropriation of book profits of former Guantanamo detainee
The Australian government has discontinued proceedings against former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks over the profits from his memoir. Australia's Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) [official website; press release] decided t (More) |
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Double Standards in the War on Terror
JURIST Guest Columnist David Frakt of the Barry University School of Law says that the double standard concerning the killing of US citizens developed as a result of overseas anti-terrorism efforts and is more recently apparent in the domestic "stand (More) |
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Human rights court agrees to hear Guantanamo detainee case
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday agreed to hear the case of Guantanamo detainee and Algerian national Djamel Ameziane. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJI (More) |
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Holder: Obama committed to closing Guantanamo
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday President Barack Obama remains committed to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay , despite political opposition. At the European Parliament in Brussels, Holder stated the administration's com (More) |
English Bill of Rights took effect
On December 16, 1689, the English "Bill of Rights" went into effect.
Review An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.
