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Obama administration should endorse Goldstone report at UN Security Council
Joe Stork [Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Human Rights Watch]: "President Obama and his team have another opportunity to do the right thing regarding the report of the UN Fact-Finding Commission on the Gaza Conflict whe (More) |
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House passes amendments to Military Commissions Act
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that amends the Military Commissions Act of 2006 to provide suspected terrorists with greater due process rights. The Military Commissions Act of 2009 was approved by a vote of 281-146 a (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee repatriated to Kuwait
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay detainee Khaled Al-Mutairi has been returned to his home country . The US government alleged that Al-Mutairi had fought against American troops in Afghanistan, but in (More) |
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US lawmakers compromise on domestic prosecutions of Guantanamo detainees
Members of the Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Committee reached an agreement Wednesday that would allow Guantanamo Bay detainees to be transferred to the US for trial. The compromise would allocate $42.78 billion for the Homeland Sec (More) |
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US military judge replaces Khadr defense lawyer with civilian lawyers
A US military judge on Wednesday dismissed the military lawyer for Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] in accordance with Khadr's request. During Wednesday's brief hearing, Col. Patrick Parrish accept (More) |
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Federal judge dismisses Yemeni Guantanamo detainee habeas petition
Judge Royce Lamberth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday granted [order, PDF; memorandum opinion, PDF] the government's motion to dismiss the petition for habeas corpus brought on behalf of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay de (More) |
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Holder says Guantanamo may not close by January deadline
US Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters Tuesday that the Obama administration may miss its January deadline for closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay . Holder said that is concerned with US lawmakers' claims that detainees are t (More) |
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US government not seeking death penalty in ex-Guantanamo detainee civilian trial
US Attorney General Eric Holder told federal prosecutors in a letter released Monday that the US government will not seek the death penalty for a former Guantanamo detainee now facing a civilian trial. Tanzanian national Ahmed Ghailani [GlobalSecur (More) |
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US House rejects domestic transfer of Guantanamo detainees
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 258-163 to approve a non-binding motion to instruct conferees to prohibit the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to the US for any reason, including prosecution and incarceration. The motion, (More) |
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Federal judge refuses to block transfer of US detainee to Iraqi custody
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday denied the habeas corpus petition of suspected terrorist and US citizen Shawqi Omar , allowing him to be transferred to Iraqi custody. Omar, detained by the US military in Ira (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.
