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ACLU urges Obama administration to repudiate Bush-era national security policies
The Obama administration is in danger of entrenching some of the most draconian aspects of the Bush administration's controversial national security policy, warns a new report, [text, PDF; press release] from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU (More) |
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Algeria court indicts ex-Guantanamo detainee
The Algerian prosecutor's office said Monday that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Aziz Abdul Naji had been indicted, but did not specify the charges. The charges come after a period of detention by the Algerian government under a statute that allow (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday released a partially redacted opinion on the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Hussain Salem Mohammad Almerfedi , which was granted by the court earlier this mont (More) |
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Canada appeals court reverses ruling for government intervention in Khadr case
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that a Federal Court decision calling for the government to protect the rights of Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] while in US custody overstepped judicial boundaries. Chief Justice Pie (More) |
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Federal judge grants Yemeni Guantanamo detainee's habeas petition
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted the habeas corpus petition of Yemeni citizen Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif and ordered his immediate release from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Latif, who has (More) |
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Spain accepts third Guantanamo detainee
The Spanish Interior Ministry announced Thursday that the country has accepted its third Guantanamo Bay detainee. The man, an Afghan national, arrived in Spain on Wednesday and will be given residency and work permits. The ministry also noted tha (More) |
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Federal court maintains stay on Khadr habeas petition
The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday allowed Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] to amend his 2004 habeas corpus petition, but refused to lift the stay on the petition pending (More) |
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US transfers 2 Guantanamo detainees to Cape Verde, Algeria
The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that two more detainees have been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Abd-al-Nisr Mohammed Khantumani was released to Cape Verde, while Abdul Aziz Naji was repatriated to his na (More) |
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Ex-Guantanamo detainee Hicks should be cleared: lawyer
The former defense lawyer for Australian ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks said Sunday that his former client should be cleared of all links to terrorism because he never committed a crime. The lawyer, Steve Kenny, said he has been unable to (More) |
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Guantanamo detainees accepted by Germany to be held for a year
The government of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate announced Monday that the two Guantanamo Bay detainees accepted by Germany earlier this month would be confined for at least a year while undergoing psychological treatment and integration (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.
