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Guantanamo authorities release list of 78 detainees cleared for transfer
The Joint Task Force responsible for reviewing the Guantanamo Bay detainees on Monday released a list of 78 detainees cleared for transfer. The list contains the nationalities and the number of detainees to be released but does not specifically i (More) |
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Three Guantanamo detainees transferred to Ireland, Yemen
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Saturday announced that three more detainees have been released from the Guantanamo Bay prison. Two Uzbek detainees were transferred to Ireland and one Yemeni national was transferred to Yemen. According to the (More) |
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Guantanamo closure deadline may be missed: top US officials
The Obama administration may not be able to meet the January deadline set early this year for the closure of Guantanamo Bay , senior administration officials said Friday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials told AP, the Washington Post (More) |
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Federal judge denies habeas petition of Algerian Guantanamo detainee
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia has denied the habeas corpus petition of Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee Sufiyan Barhoumi, according to a Thursday Miami Herald report . Judge Rosemary Collyer ruled in a still-classif (More) |
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US to transfer up to 8 Uighur Guantanamo detainees to Palau
US Solicitor General Elena Kagan told the Supreme Court in a letter filed Thursday that the US plans to transfer up to eight Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees to Palau and that six have already agreed to the transfer. According to the letter, the (More) |
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Obama's Terrorism Policy: Change If Necessary, But Not Necessarily Change
JURIST Guest Columnists Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen of New England School of Law say that while newly-announced White House policies on detentions and state secrets represent ostensible departures from Bush administration positions, they main (More) |
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Obama administration not seeking new terror detainee legislation: report
The Obama administration will not push Congress for legislation to authorize the indefinite detention of terror suspects, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Instead, administration officials said they will rely on the authority granted through (More) |
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Military judge grants further delay in Guantanamo trial
A US military judge on Wednesday granted a government request to further postpone hearings for Saudi Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi . Chief judge for military commissions Colonel James Pohl set a January 11, 2010 date [M (More) |
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ACLU lawsuit demands information on Bagram detainees
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] Tuesday seeking information related to the treatment of prisoners at the US detention facility at Bagram Air Base [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news ar (More) |
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Military judge grants government 60-day continuance in Guantanamo trial
A US military judge on Monday granted the government's request for a 60-day continuance in the trial of five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks . Judge Stephen Henley granted the delay in the case of self-proclaimed (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.
