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Guantanamo lawyer challenges possibility of indefinite detention despite acquittal
The lawyer for suspected USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive] has filed a challenge to the method in which Guantanamo Bay military tribunals are conducted. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Reyes asserts that the Pentag (More) |
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Canada AG blocks Bush torture suit
The Attorney General for British Columbia on Tuesday blocked a lawsuit filed by the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) against US president George W. Bush on torture allegations. Lawyers from both CCIJ and the Center for Constituti (More) |
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Canada rights group files torture complaint against Bush
The Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ) on Thursday filed a complaint in the Surrey Provincial Court on behalf of four men against former US president George W. Bush on torture charges . Bush was in Surrey on Thursday to attend the S (More) |
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Combatant Immunity and the Death of Anwar al-Awlaqi
JURIST Guest Columnist Morris Davis of Howard University School of Law says the recent killing of Anwar al-Awlaqi highlights the fact that the CIA drone program violates the law of war because it is a civilian institution, lacking combatant immunity. (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments on strip searches, deportation
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday. In Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington [transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the court considered whether a suspect's Fourth Amendment rights were violat (More) |
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Supreme Court hears arguments on workers compensation, arbitration
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases on Tuesday. In Pacific Operators Offshore LLP v. Valladolid [transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the court considered when an outer continental shelf worker, injured on land, is eligible for co (More) |
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Anwar al-Awlaqi and the Law of War
JURIST Contributing Editor Jeffrey Addicott of St. Mary's University School of Law says that despite the confusion as to whether US criminal law or the law of war should apply, the killing of Anwar al-Awlaqi was legal under the law of war, which must (More) |
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Guantanamo military commissions to be more transparent, fair: chief prosecutor
The new chief prosecutor, Army Brig. General Mark Martins , on Wednesday indicated future military commissions at Guantanamo will be more transparent and fair to defendants. In addition to congressionally mandated changes like restrictions on the (More) |
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Guantanamo military commissions on hold until new year
Retired Vice Admiral Bruce MacDonald on Monday notified both prosecution and defense lawyers in the trial of five detainees held at Guantanamo Bay that he will be accepting recommendations until early 2012 on whether the trial should move forward (More) |
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Supreme Court opens 2011 term
The US Supreme Court opened its 2011 term Monday with oral arguments in two cases. In Reynolds v. United States [transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the court heard arguments on the retroactive application of the Sex Offender Registration and Notific (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
