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Sending Guantanamo detainees to Illinois prolongs indefinite detention policy
Tom Parker [Policy Director, (Counter) Terrorism and Human Rights, Amnesty International USA]: "The Obama administration's announcement that it intends to move "War on Terror" detainees not cleared for release to the Thomson Correc (More) |
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Federal judge orders release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Saeed Hatim's petition for habeas corpus, ordering his release. The US Department of Defense alleged that Hatim trained at the (More) |
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Housing Guantanamo detainees in Illinois prison will help close facility: Holder
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the decision to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) in northwestern Illinois to house inmates from Guantanamo Bay could help close the facility over the next several months. Holder t (More) |
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Switzerland to accept Uzbek Guantanamo detainee
The Swiss government announced Wednesday that it has agreed to accept one Uzbek Guantanamo Bay detainee for resettlement "on humanitarian grounds." The unidentified detainee has been held at Guantanamo since 2005 but has never faced char (More) |
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Obama administration to house Guantanamo detainees at Illinois prison
The Obama administration said Tuesday that it plans to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) in northwestern Illinois to house inmates from Guantanamo Bay . In a letter to Illinois Governor Pat Quinn , the secretary of state, secretary o (More) |
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UK government appeals release of details on ex-Guantanamo detainee's treatment
British government lawyers argued Monday that two UK High Court judges acted irresponsibly when they ruled last month that the details of the detention of Binyam Mohamed in Pakistan in 2002 must be released . Lawyers representing Foreign Secretary (More) |
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Federal judge denies Yemeni Guantanamo detainee's habeas petition
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday denied Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Musa'ab Al-Madhwani's petition for habeas corpus, ruling that the government may continue to detain him. Judge Thomas Hogan exc (More) |
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Supreme Court declines to hear torture suit by former UK Guantanamo detainees
The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday declined to hear a lawsuit by four UK citizens and former Guantanamo Bay detainees against former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other military officials. The Court (More) |
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Illinois Democrats welcome draft memo on local prison for Guantanamo detainees
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Friday that a leaked memo signals that the US government intends to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees to the Thomson Correctional Center (TCC) in northwestern Illinois. The memo fro (More) |
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Bulgaria to consider accepting Guantanamo detainee
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov agreed [Standart report] Saturday to consider accepting one Guantanamo Bay detainee after a request from the Obama administration, though the Bulgarian Parliament would make the final decision. Borisov state (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.
