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Federal judge dismisses 105 former Guantanamo detainee habeas cases
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday dismissed as moot 105 habeas corpus petitions of non-citizen former Guantanamo Bay detainees who are no longer in US custody. Judge Thomas Hogan wrote that in deciding th (More) |
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Prosecuting Terror Suspects in Federal Court: The Right Choice
JURIST Guest Columnist Virginia Sloan, president and founder of the bipartisan Washington DC-based Constitution Project, says that US Attorney General Eric Holder should stand by his decision to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in traditional federal cou (More) |
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Germany considering accepting Guantanamo detainees
The German government is considering accepting detainees held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay , according to interviews published this week by Der Spiegel magazine. German Chancellor Angela Merkel , Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, (More) |
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DOJ releases details on 400 convicted of terrorism-related offenses since 9/11
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released information Friday on hundreds of people tried and convicted in federal courts on charges related to international terrorism since 9/11. The National Security Division (NSD) chart has been maintained si (More) |
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US defense secretary appoints top military commissions authority
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday appointed retired Navy Vice Adm. Bruce MacDonald as the convening authority for military commissions . Considered an expert in military law, MacDonald's experience as a former Navy judge advocate (More) |
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Holder plans to appeal order releasing 9/11 suspect
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) would appeal a judge's order to release a Guantanamo Bay detainee suspected of involvement in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. In a decision released Mon (More) |
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Spain high court rules Garzon can face charges for Franco probe
The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday denied an appeal by National Court judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], ruling that he may be formally charged for exceeding his jurisdictional authority. The five-judge panel upheld [El P (More) |
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UK parliament panel calls for terror laws review
The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights recommended Thursday that the government review anti-terror laws and policies [report, PDF; press release] passed since the 9/11 attacks to make sure they are necessary and do not violate hum (More) |
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Federal judge rules US may continue holding Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied a Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee's habeas corpus petition on its merits, allowing the US government to prolong the detention indefinitely. Detainee Makhtar Yah (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee's release highlights failure of enhanced interrogation policy
Daphne Eviatar [Senior Associate, Human Rights First]: "There may be no better example of why so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" are a bad idea than the case of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who a judge on Monday ordered released af (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.
