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National Security Courts and Preventive Detention: A Bad and Unnecessary Idea
JURIST Special Guest Columnists Representatives David Skaggs (D-CO) (1987-1999) and Mickey Edwards (R-OK) (1977-1993), members of the Constitution Project's Liberty and Security Committee, say that despite the Obama administration's welcome new a (More) |
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UK anti-terrorism reviewer urges judicial inquiry into alleged complicity in US torture
The UK government's independent reviewer of terror laws on Sunday called for a judicial inquiry into British complicity in US rendition and torture. The reviewer, Lord Carlile of Berriew [Times profile; JURIST news archive], specifically cited (More) |
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UN torture investigator warns UK over MI5 interrogation conduct
UN special rapporteur on torture Manfred Nowak has told the British government that the United Kingdom may have acquiesced [Guardian report] in the mistreatment of terror suspect detainees and thereby violated the UN Convention Against Torture and (More) |
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UN rights rapporteur calls for greater safeguards on intelligence collection
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin [official website; JURIST news archive] has called for greater protection of individual rights and increased oversight of intelligence agencies in a report to be presented t (More) |
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EU says US must provide more information before members take Guantanamo detainees
Speaking on behalf of the European Union, Czech Interior Minister Ivan Langer Thursday expressed reservations about hosting Guantanamo Bay detainees without first examining potential safety and security implications. The Czech Republic currently (More) |
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Holder confirms Guantanamo will close despite improvements
US Attorney General Eric Holder [official website; JURIST news archive] Wednesday confirmed the Obama administration's intention to close Guantanamo Bay in 2010 despite his belief that the facility is now well-run and that detainees are treated (More) |
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GUANTANAMO: Challenge and Change Require EU Response
Guest commentator Mike McNerney, Washington College of Law American University JD '09, is a former US Air Force officer who recently visited the US base at Guantanamo Bay...European Union (EU) nations have been intensely debating whether to accep (More) |
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Khadr lawyers denied client access amid ethics investigation
Lawyers for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] were blocked from attending a scheduled Tuesday meeting with Khadr at Guantanamo Bay . Officials have launched an investigation into the ethics of the defense (More) |
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Spain agrees to accept Guantanamo detainees
Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Angel Moratinos on Tuesday indicated his country's willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees during his meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [official profile; BBC profile] in Wash (More) |
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France court reverses terrorism convictions of former Guantanamo detainees
A Paris appeals court on Tuesday overturned the 2007 terrorism convictions of five French citizens who had been questioned by French officials while detained at Guantanamo Bay . The court held that counter-terrorism agents from the French national s (More) |
Watergate burglars arrested for DNC break-in
On June 17, 1972, James McCord, security director of President Richard Nixon's re-election committee, and four Cuban-Americans are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, DC.
Learn more about the Watergate scandal.
