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Government's position on incompetency issue in bin al-Shibh case may justify pre-trial court intervention
Tim Lynch [Director, Project on Criminal Justice, CATO Institute]: "Lawyers for Ramzi bin al-Shibh are doing what they are supposed to do - representing their client with zealous advocacy. The lawyers are advancing three basic claims. The firs (More) |
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Guantanamo detainee lawyers challenge constitutionality of military commissions
Military lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee and alleged 9/11 co-conspirator Ramzi bin al-Shibh on Wednesday asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) unconstitution (More) |
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Military judge rules Guantanamo detainee's lawyers may not tour CIA 'black sites'
A US military judge ruled Monday that lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee and accused 9/11 co-conspirator Ramzi bin al-Shibh will not be allowed to tour secret CIA prisons, known as "black sites" where al-Shibh was detained, the Miami Her (More) |
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Military tribunal finds CIA techniques irrelevant to detainee competency hearing
A military tribunal has ruled that lawyers for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Ramzi bin al-Shibh will not be made aware of what interrogation techniques were used on him by the CIA prior to his transfer to Guantanamo Bay , according to a Monday report (More) |
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Guantanamo prosecutors seek delays in pending trials
Military prosecutors at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday sought to delay the trials of three suspected terrorists while the US government revises the military commission system used to try them. At the second day of hearings held at the detention facil (More) |
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Military Commissions 3.0 is the Wrong Answer
JURIST Guest Columnist Jonathan Tracy of the National Institute of Military Justice at American University Washington College of Law says President Obama's decision to reconstitute the US military commissions system runs contrary to basic America (More) |
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Obama defends Guantanamo closure plan, urges commitment to rule of law
US President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility while upholding the rule of law by trying some detainees in federal courts and others in modified military commissions . In a speech f (More) |
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Obama directs prosecutors to seek Guantanamo military commissions delay
US President Barack Obama on his first day in office Tuesday directed military prosecutors to pursue a 120-day continuance in military commission proceedings at Guantanamo Bay against five alleged 9/11 co-conspirators , including Khalid Sheikh Mo (More) |
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Guantanamo military commission hearings for alleged 9/11 conspirators proceed
Pre-trial hearings for five men detained at Guantanamo Bay as 9/11 conspirators proceeded on Monday despite the Pentagon's chief prosecutor's earlier request that they be delayed. Army Colonel Stephen Henley , the presiding judge, question (More) |
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Alleged 9/11 conspirators postpone offers to plead guilty at military commission hearing
Three out of five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], the self-proclaimed architect of the 9/11 attacks , on Monday postponed their offers to plead guilty to the charges against them after (More) |
Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812
On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812.
Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America. Learn more about the Treaty of Ghent from American, British and indigenous perspectives.
