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Falconer Guantanamo court access speech [UK LC]
The Role of Judges in a Modern Democracy, UK Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer Magna Carta Lecture, Sydney, Australia, September 13, 2006 . Read the full text of the speech. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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US military lawyers preparing charges for latest Guantanamo transferees
The chief US prosecutor for the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, told reporters Tuesday that his office has begun preparing charge sheets for the 14 high-profile terror suspects who have been transferred from secret CIA prisons to Guant (More) |
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UK Lord Chancellor blasts US for denying Guantanamo detainees access to courts
UK Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer [official profile; JURIST news archive] on Wednesday blasted the US for denying Guantanamo Bay detainees adequate access to the judicial system. In a speech delivered in Sydney, Australia, on "The Role of Jud (More) |
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CIA officers seeking insurance to cover abuse allegations: WashPost
A large percentage of US Central Intelligence Agency counterterrorism officers have bought government-reimbursed private insurance plans that cover potential civil judgments and legal expenses associated with charges of criminal wrongdoing, accord (More) |
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Recovering from 9/11: Return to the Rule of Law
JURIST Contributing Editor Mary Ellen O'Connell of Notre Dame Law School says that five years after 9/11 - five years that have witnessed Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, Abu Ghraib and CIA "black sites" - there are hopeful signs that America is r (More) |
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Two more Kuwaitis set for release from Guantanamo
Two Kuwaiti nationals held for four years in the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay , Cuba, are set to be sent home to stand trial, the head of the Kuwaiti Family Committee , a group lobbying for the release of Kuwaiti detainees, said Sunday. The (More) |
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UN rights chief calls for US to close secret prisons
President Bush's announcement that 14 terrorism suspects have been transferred from secret CIA prisons to Guantanamo Bay is "significant" but not sufficient, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said through a spokesma (More) |
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Rice, Cheney feuded over secret CIA prisons: WashPost
President Bush's recent acknowledgement of secret CIA prisons for important terror detainees was motivated by the personal urgings of UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to release all British prisoners, and from pleas to close the sites from other US (More) |
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Rights groups call for more details on secret CIA prisons
Rights activists on Thursday called for more information from the US government regarding secret CIA prisons where high-value terror suspects have been detained, saying that though US President George Bush's acknowledgement Wednesday of the pri (More) |
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Bush sends draft military commissions bill to Congress
US President Bush on Wednesday presented the Military Commissions Act of 2006 [PDF text; White House fact sheet], proposed legislation that would authorize military commissions for terror detainees and enemy combatants. The Bush administration agr (More) |
Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis
On April 7, 529 - Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe.
Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis from the University of Wyoming College of Law.
