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Holder defends 9/11 federal trials decision before Senate committee
US Attorney General Eric Holder appeared Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions regarding the decision to try five men accused of conspiring to commit the 9/11 terrorist attacks in federal court. In his opening remark (More) |
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UK court rules evidence may be kept secret in torture suit
The British High Court ruled Wednesday that the government may withhold evidence from seven claimants suing UK intelligence services MI5 and MI6 for their roles in alleged torture at Guantanamo Bay . The court ruled that the agencies can rely on (More) |
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Senate defeats amendment to block funds for holding Guantanamo detainees in US
The US Senate on Tuesday rejected an attempt to bar using federal funds to build or modify prisons in the US to hold detainees from Guantanamo Bay . By a mostly party-line 57-43 vote , the Senate defeated an amendment to the Military Construction (More) |
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Obama adminstration to open new Bagram detention facility
International human rights officials toured the new US detention facility in Parwan, Afghanistan, at the edge of Bagram Air Base on Sunday. The new facility , which has room for 1,400 detainees, is part of the Obama administration's wider effor (More) |
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Republicans opposing federal trial for 9/11 suspects
Republican leaders on Sunday expressed strong opposition to the Obama administration's plan to pursue federal charges against five men accused of conspiring to commit the 9/11 terrorist attacks . Ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Com (More) |
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Illinois Democrats favor transferring Guantanamo detainees to local prison
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) and US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) expressed support Sunday for the Obama administration's proposal to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to a facility in Northwestern Illinois. The Obama administration is reportedly (More) |
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A Risk Worth Taking: Civilian Trials for Guantanamo Terror Suspects
JURIST Guest Columnists Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen of New England School of Law say that while there are risks associated with trying Guantanamo detainees suspected of terrorism in civilian courts in the United States, those risks can and sh (More) |
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Illinois prison may be used to house Guantanamo detainees: reports
White House officials are considering purchasing a prison facility in northwestern Illinois to house terrorism suspects currently being held at Guantanamo Bay , according to media reports Saturday. The Thomson Correctional Facility , a maximum secur (More) |
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Khadr likely to face military commission: Holder
US Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] will likely be tried in the US military commission system. Speaking during a news conference Friday after announcing tha (More) |
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White House counsel resigning in wake of Guantanamo criticisms
The White House announced Friday that Gregory Craig is resigning as White House Counsel and will be replaced by Bob Bauer , Obama's personal attorney. Craig's resignation , effective in January, comes after months of criticism of his manag (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.
