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UK rights group suing government over alleged overseas torture policies
UK rights group Reprieve on Tuesday initiated legal action against the UK government for its alleged use of torture policies overseas. Reprieve argues that the government's refusal to make such policies public suggests that the protocol is il (More) |
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Holder praises role of civilian courts in obtaining guilty plea from terror suspect
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday praised the role of the civilian criminal justice system in obtaining a guilty plea from suspected terrorist Najibullah Zazi. Zazi pleaded guilty [press release; JURIST report] on Monday to three criminal (More) |
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Algeria court acquits former Guantanamo detainee
An Algerian criminal court on Sunday acquitted former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mustafa Hemlili of charges of counterfeiting and affiliation to a militant group that is active abroad. Hemlili was released from Guantanamo, along with fellow inmate Hed (More) |
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Noriega asks Supreme Court to reconsider blocking extradition to France
Lawyers for former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder, JURIST news archive] filed a petition with the US Supreme Court Friday seeking to block his extradition to France. Noriega is relying on the dissenting opinion by Just (More) |
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Khadr lawyers file emergency motion after Canada declines to seek repatriation
Lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] filed an emergency motion Wednesday in the Canadian Federal Court challenging a diplomatic note sent by the Canadian government to the US State Department (More) |
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France high court remands terrorism case against former Guantanamo detainees
The French Court of Cassation on Wednesday reversed an appellate court decision to overturn the convictions of five former Guantanamo Bay detainees, remanding the case to the lower court. A court spokesperson said the case will be heard by a speci (More) |
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Federal judge dismisses Guantanamo detainee wrongful death suit
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that claims of unlawful treatment and wrongful death brought on behalf of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees are barred by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) . (More) |
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Guantanamo suicide wrongful death case ruling [US DC]
Al-Zahrani, et al. v. Rumsfeld, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, February 16, 2010 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Guantanamo Bay. (More) |
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Holder 'flexible' on trying 9/11 suspects in civilian or military courts
US Attorney General Eric Holder said in an interview with the New York Times Sunday that he hopes to hold a civilian trial for accused 9/11 conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], but that a military tribunal must be (More) |
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Spain to accept 5 Guantanamo detainees
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos announced Monday that Spain will accept five detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay . Spain had previously agreed to accept only two detainees, one Yemeni and one Palestinian, in response t (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.
