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Holder announces federal trials for accused 9/11 conspirators
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday announced [transcript; press release] that the government will pursue federal charges against five men accused of conspiring to commit the 9/11 terrorist attacks . Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ramzi Bin Al Shibh (More) |
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UK official criticizes High Court for ordering release of torture evidence
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director of Defense and Strategic Threats, Simon Manley, criticized [Guardian report] Britain's High Court Thursday for jeopardizing national security by ordering the public release of evidence of alleg (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee appealing suspension of habeas corpus proceedings
A Tajikistan native held at Guantanamo Bay has challenged a federal judge's decision to suspend his habeas corpus proceedings after he was cleared for transfer to Tajikistan. Umar Hamzayevich Abdulayev alleges that Judge Reggie Walton of the U (More) |
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Delay in Guantanamo closure due to White House failings: report
The likely failure to meet the self-imposed deadline for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility is due to several missteps by the Obama administration, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for American Progress (CAP) (More) |
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Uighur Guantanamo detainees seek Supreme Court review of transfer process
Lawyers for four Chinese Muslim Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay filed a petition for certiorari with the US Supreme Court Tuesday, raising issues with the government policy for transferring detainees to other locations. The case, known as Kiye (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee: conditions have declined under Obama administration
A letter from a Guantanamo Bay detainee, made public Monday, alleges that conditions at the prison have worsened for detainees a year after the election of US President Barack Obama . Abdul Rahman Shalabi wrote the letter [Al Jazeera report] in Se (More) |
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Officials vetting Guantanamo detainees for possible US trials: Holder
US officials are conducting reviews to determine which Guantanamo Bay detainees may face trials in military or civilian courts in the US, according to statements made by Attorney General Eric Holder to reporters Sunday. Holder also said a decisio (More) |
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Rights group urges US government to reform Afghanistan detainee policy
The US should reform its detention policy at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in order to combat counterinsurgency, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights First (HRF) . HRF called on the governments of the US and Afghanistan to rea (More) |
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Senate defeats proposal to prevent 9/11 suspects from being tried in federal court
The US Senate voted 54-45 Thursday to defeat an amendment to an appropriations bill that would have prevented Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of involvement in 9/11 from being tried in federal courts. The amendment was proposed by Senator Lind (More) |
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Beyond Guantanamo
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham (US Army, ret.), formerly assigned to the Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants and the first officer to publicly criticize the Combatant Status Review Tribun (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.
