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Slovakia to accept 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees
Slovakia's Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that the government will accept three inmates from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The ministry stated that this was a "gesture of solidarity" in support of President Barack Obama& (More) |
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Spain to take two Guantanamo Bay detainees
A Spanish foreign ministry official confirmed Monday that Spain will be accepting two detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay . One of the detainees is said to be of Yemeni origin, while the nationality of the other was not released. Spani (More) |
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Spain lawmaker considering legal action over lifted US Bin Laden image
A Spanish lawmaker Saturday expressed anger over the use of his image as a basis for an FBI mock-up of Osama bin Laden , saying he would like a formal explanation and may file a lawsuit. The FBI admitted to using an image of Spanish MP Gaspar Llam (More) |
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US releases names of Bagram detainees
US Department of Defense officials Friday released the names of prisoners held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, in response to a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request filed [materials; JURIST report] by the American Civil Liberties Union ( (More) |
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US considering DC trial for Guantanamo detainee accused of Bali bombing: report
The Obama administration is considering bringing charges in a Washington, DC, federal court against Guantanamo Bay detainee Riduan Isamuddin , the suspected planner of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombing , the Associated Press reported Friday. Accordi (More) |
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Haiti inmates escape collapsed central prison in earthquake aftermath
A UN spokesperson acknowledged Wednesday that Haiti's main prison in the capital Port-au-Prince collapsed in Tuesday's earthquake, and many of the inmates have escaped. As US President Barack Obama sent thousands of troops to help with the (More) |
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Lawyers for ex-Guantanamo detainee argue for dismissal of charges due to trial delay
Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecurity profile; JURIST news archive] argued Monday that the charges against their client should be dismissed. Ghailani's lawyers argued before Judge Louis Kaplan of the US Distr (More) |
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ACLU files suit against Library of Congress on behalf of ex-Guantanamo prosecutor
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] on Friday against the Library of Congress on behalf Col. Morris Davis , the former chief prosecutor for the Guantanamo Bay military commissions . Davis, who (More) |
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China warns Switzerland against accepting Uighur Guantanamo detainees
The Chinese Embassy in Switzerland on Friday warned that Switzerland would jeopardize relations with China by accepting two Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees . Switzerland has already agreed to accept an Uzbek Guantanamo detainee, who will be reloca (More) |
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More ex-Guantanamo detainees returning to terrorism: Pentagon
An official from the US Department of Defense (DOD) said Wednesday that about one in five detainees freed from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay have returned to terrorist activities, according to a new Pentagon report. The report, which re (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.
