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Indefinite Detention: Campaign Promises Meet Political Realities
JURIST Guest Columnists Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman of New England Law | Boston say that despite his campaign promises, it seems that President Obama has made the political calculation that anything other than the indefinite detention of 49 c (More) |
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Yemen to build rehabilitation center for Guantanamo Bay detainees
A Yemeni government official said Wednesday that Yemen will build a rehabilitation center for Guantanamo Bay detainees. According to the anonymous official, Yemen will begin building once it receives funding for the $11 million project promised by (More) |
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US transfers Uzbek Guantanamo detainee to Switzerland
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that an Uzbek Guantanamo Bay detainee has been transferred to Switzerland. The detainee, whose identity will not be disclosed in order to facilitate his transition into life in Switzerland, (More) |
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US transfers 3 Guantanamo detainees to Slovakia
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that three Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Slovakia. Slovakia announced last week that it would accept the detainees, in what was widely seen as an endorsement of US president (More) |
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Supreme Court declines to hear Noriega extradition appeal
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday declined to hear an appeal brought by former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega [BBC backgrounder, JURIST news archive] challenging a lower court ruling denying his habea (More) |
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Task force recommends trials or military tribunals for 35 Guantanamo detainees: AP
A presidential task force has recommended that 35 Guantanamo Bay prisoners face trial or military commissions , the Associated Press reported on Friday. Government officials said that the proceedings for these detainees will most likely be carried (More) |
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Two Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Algeria
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that two Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Algeria . Hassan Zumiri had spent more than seven years in the Guantanamo detention center, while Adil Hadi al-Jazairi bin Hamlili had (More) |
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Federal courts effective in prosecuting terror suspects: report
Federal courts provide an effective venue for prosecuting terror suspects, securing convictions in 89 percent of cases since 2001, according to a report [text, PDF; report highlights, PDF] released Wednesday by New York University's Center on La (More) |
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UK rights group urges further investigation into 2006 Guantanamo suicides
UK-based human rights group Reprieve issued a statement Tuesday suggesting that the Obama administration has suppressed information relating to the investigation of three 2006 Guantanamo Bay suicides and urging further inquiries. The statement co (More) |
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Christmas Day bomber prompts unwise call for Guantanamo-style policies in US
David R. Irvine and Virginia E. Sloan [Constitution Project]: "In the aftermath of the attempted Christmas Day bombing, some want to shift the discussion from the best way to close Guantanamo - an objective first announced by President Bush - to (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.
