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Federal judge dismisses Guantanamo detainee wrongful death suit
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that claims of unlawful treatment and wrongful death brought on behalf of two former Guantanamo Bay detainees are barred by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (MCA) . (More) |
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Spain to accept 5 Guantanamo detainees
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos announced Monday that Spain will accept five detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay . Spain had previously agreed to accept only two detainees, one Yemeni and one Palestinian, in response t (More) |
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Torture as Foreign Policy: The Omar Khadr Decision
JURIST Special Guest Columnist Gail Davidson, Executive Director of Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, says that the Supreme Court of Canada was simply wrong in taking the extraordinary step of denying Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr the remedy ord (More) |
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Obama still considering NYC trial for 9/11 suspects
US President Barack Obama said Sunday in an interview with CBS News that he hasn't ruled out a civilian trial in New York City for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . However, Obama stressed that he was considering the logistic (More) |
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Latvia to accept Guantanamo detainee
The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Tuesday that the country will accept one detainee from the Guantanamo Bay prison. The MFA accepted the detainee as a show of support for US President Barack Obama in his attempt to close (More) |
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Good News About GTMO and Bagram
JURIST Contributing Editor Jeffrey Addicott of St. Mary's University School of Law, formerly a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, says President Obama's inability to close the lawful Guantanamo prison is act (More) |
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Spain judge Garzon beginning investigation of suspected Guantanamo torture
Spanish National Court judge Baltasar Garzon [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] will begin an inquiry into the suspected torture and ill-treatment of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay , Spanish media reported [El Pais report] Saturday. The inquiry fo (More) |
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Task force recommends trials or military tribunals for 35 Guantanamo detainees: AP
A presidential task force has recommended that 35 Guantanamo Bay prisoners face trial or military commissions , the Associated Press reported on Friday. Government officials said that the proceedings for these detainees will most likely be carried (More) |
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Two Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Algeria
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that two Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Algeria . Hassan Zumiri had spent more than seven years in the Guantanamo detention center, while Adil Hadi al-Jazairi bin Hamlili had (More) |
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UK rights group urges further investigation into 2006 Guantanamo suicides
UK-based human rights group Reprieve issued a statement Tuesday suggesting that the Obama administration has suppressed information relating to the investigation of three 2006 Guantanamo Bay suicides and urging further inquiries. The statement co (More) |
John Marshall declared federal judicial supremacy over states
On February 20, 1809, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in United States v. Peters that the legal power of the federal judiciary is greater than that of any individual state: "If the legislatures of the several states may, at will, annul the judgments of the courts of the United States, and destroy rights acquired under those judgments, the constitution itself becomes a solemn mockery; and the nation is deprived of the means of enforcing its laws by the instrumentality of its own tribunals."
