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Federal appeals court rejects Guantanamo detainee information release request
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that governmental interests in the protection of sensitive information supersede a detainee's request for its disclosure. The decision overturns the district court's earl (More) |
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Former Guantanamo detainee suing US government over torture allegations
A former Guantanamo Bay detainee filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the US military alleging that he was subjected to torture. Abdul Rahim Abdul Razak Al Ginco, a Syrian national who prefers the surname Janko, filed suit in the US District Court fo (More) |
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Federal judge bars key witness in trial of ex-Guantanamo detainee
A federal judge on Wednesday barred key US government witness Hussein Abebe from testifying in the trial against former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive]. Judge Lewis Kaplan of the US District Cour (More) |
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Supreme Court declines to hear Guantanamo wiretapping appeal
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday denied certiorari in Wilner v. NSA [docket; cert. petition, PDF], in which lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees were seeking disclosure of whether conversations with their clie (More) |
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Federal court begins first civilian trial of ex-Guantanamo detainee
The first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee began Wednesday, as Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive] appeared in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for jury selection. Ghail (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee appeals to Supreme Court for habeas relief
Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainee Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad al Odah on Tuesday petitioned the US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] to reverse a federal appeals court decision that denied him habeas corpus relief. In his petiti (More) |
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Federal judge denies rehearing in Guantanamo wrongful death suit
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied a motion for reconsideration on claims of unlawful treatment and wrongful death brought by the families of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees. The two men, Yasser (More) |
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UK rights commission concerned over new interrogation guidelines
The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) expressed concern Monday that the country's new regulations regarding information obtained through torture of foreign detainees may still leave intelligence agents vulnerable to legal action for (More) |
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Poland prosecutors probing treatment of alleged USS Cole bomber at secret CIA prison
Polish prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will open an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of accused USS Cole bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri at a secret CIA prison in Poland. The investigation is in response to the request filed (More) |
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Lawyers for alleged USS Cole bomber request investigation into detention in Poland
A human rights group and lawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri , a Saudi man accused in connection with the 2000 USS Cole attack , filed a request Tuesday with Polish prosecutors for an investigation into al-Nashiri's detention and treatment at a sec (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.
