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US military pre-trial hearing begins for civilian contractor charged with Iraq crime
A US military court opened an Article 32 hearing in Baghdad on Tuesday for a civilian military contractor accused of aggravated assault. Earlier this month, the US military charged Alaa "Alex" Mohammad Ali, a dual Iraqi-Canadian citizen (More) |
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US military hearing delayed for civilian contractor charged with alleged Iraq crime
The investigating officer for the Multi-National Force-Iraq Wednesday granted a postponement of the Article 32 hearing for civilian contractor Alaa "Alex" Mohammad Ali. Ali, who holds dual Iraqi-Canadian citizenship, is charged with aggr (More) |
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Military Jurisdiction Over Civilians: Opening a Can of Worms?
JURIST Guest Columnist Victor Hansen of New England School of Law says that the case of US civilian contractor Alaa 'Alex' Mohammad Ali, currently the subject of criminal charges initiated by the US military, is an ostensibly unremarkable pro (More) |
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US civilian contractor charged under military law for alleged Iraq crime
The US military has charged a civilian contractor working with the military in Iraq with aggravated assault, marking the first time the military has charged a civilian since a 2006 amendment to Article II of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UC (More) |
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DOJ facing legal hurdles in Blackwater Iraqi civilian shooting criminal case: NYT
Bringing criminal charges against Blackwater [corporate website; JURIST news archive] employees for the September 16 killings of 14 Iraqi civilians in West Baghdad would require surmounting numerous legal hurdles, US Department of Justice officials (More) |
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Former Blackwater employees sentenced in gun-running case
US District Court Judge Louise Wood Flanagan of the Eastern District of North Carolina Thursday sentenced two former Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST news archive] employees to three years probation for possession of stolen firearms in exch (More) |
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Blackwater accused of war crimes against Iraqis in latest rights group lawsuit
The New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) Wednesday filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF; press release] in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against private security contractor Blackwater USA [corporate website; JURIST (More) |
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US State Department inspector general resigns
US State Department officials Friday announced the resignation of State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard , following a long controversy over allegations that he obstructed inquiries that could harm the Bush administration. Last month, Kr (More) |
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Blackwater guards ignored orders before Iraqi civilian killings: US lawsuit
Blackwater security contractors who were involved in the September 16 shooting of Iraqi civilians ignored a direct order from Blackwater and US State Department personnel prior to the shooting incident, according to an amended complaint [PDF text; (More) |
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Blackwater Iraq shootings lawsuit [CCR]
Estate of Himoud Saed Abtan et al. v. Blackwater Worldwide, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, November 26, 2007 . Read the full text of the complaint . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (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.
