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Spain leads way in effort to resettle Guantanamo detainees
Ken Gude [Director, International Rights and Responsibility Program, Center for American Progress] "Spain is leading the way among US allies in assisting the Obama administration in the critical counterterrorism mission to close the detention ce (More) |
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UK appeals court rejects use of secret evidence in detainee torture case
The England and Wales Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that state intelligence agencies cannot use secret evidence in their defense against abuse accusations by Binyam Mohamed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] and several other UK residents who were (More) |
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Spain accepts second Guantanamo detainee
Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos announced Tuesday that the country has accepted its second Guantanamo Bay detainee. The man, a Yemeni citizen, arrived in Spain Tuesday and will be given residency and work permits. This is the second (More) |
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Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Friday refused for the second straight day to attend preliminary hearings relating to his pending murder and terrorism charges , claiming he is being mistreated by (More) |
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Khadr boycotts preliminary hearing over mistreatment allegations
Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] on Friday refused for the second straight day to attend preliminary hearings relating to his pending murder and terrorism charges , claiming he is being mistreated by (More) |
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Pentagon releases military commissions manual
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday released a manual for military commission procedures under the Military Commissions Act of 2009 . The manual establishes the rules of evidence and procedure for the commissions, allowing for the admis (More) |
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Pentagon releases military commissions manual
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday released a manual for military commission procedures under the Military Commissions Act of 2009 . The manual establishes the rules of evidence and procedure for the commissions, allowing for the admis (More) |
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US to transfer non-Afghan Bagram detainees to home countries: report
A US military official has said that the US is in negotiations to transfer non-Afghan detainees at Bagram Air Base [official website; JURIST news archive] back to their home countries, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday. The military intends to return the (More) |
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US to transfer non-Afghan Bagram detainees to home countries: report
A US military official has said that the US is in negotiations to transfer non-Afghan detainees at Bagram Air Base [official website; JURIST news archive] back to their home countries, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday. The military intends to return the (More) |
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Khadr seeking suppression of interrogation statements at military commission trial
Lawyers representing Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], a Canadian currently being detained at Guantanamo Bay , say they will seek to suppress statements he made during interrogation at a preliminary hearing to begin Wednesday. The hea (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.
