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Boumediene's Uncertain Aftermath
JURIST Guest Columnist David Kaye of UCLA School of Law says that instead of the Supreme Court's habeas solution to the detentions problem in Boumediene v. Bush, Congress and President might better have engaged in a good faith legislative process (More) |
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Human rights law and constitutional jurisprudence in Boumediene
Beth Van Schaack [member, The American Society of International Law; Associate Professor of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law]: "The central question facing the Supreme Court in Boumediene was: to what extent does the privilege of the wr (More) |
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Israeli rights group says military abusing Palestinian detainees after arrest
Israeli soldiers regularly beat and abuse Palestinian detainees even after they have been arrested and no longer pose a threat, the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) alleged in a report [press release; PDF text, in Hebrew] published (More) |
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Federal appeals court dismisses Khadr petition to review combatant status
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Friday dismissed a petition brought by US terrorism detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], who sought review of his unlawful enemy combatant classification. The co (More) |
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UN rights council condemns Myanmar violations, urges independent probe
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Wednesday criticized the government of Myanmar [A/HRC/8/L.12 text, PDF] for its continued human rights abuses and refusal to cooperate with humanitarian groups. The resolution calls on the Myanmar government to f (More) |
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US military judge sets October date for Khadr trial
A US military judge at Guantanamo Bay Thursday set October 8 as the date for the military commission trial of Canadian-born Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive]. Khadr's military defense lawyer Navy Lt. Cmdr. William Kuebler said tha (More) |
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Federal judge discusses Guantanamo habeas rights with defense lawyers
Chief Justice Royce Lamberth of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held an off-the-record meeting Wednesday with defense lawyers for enemy combatants being held at Guantanamo Bay to discuss court procedures in light of the US Sup (More) |
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Sudan begins terror trials for 39 Darfur rebels
Thirty-nine accused Darfur rebels appeared before special courts in Sudan to be tried under a 2001 anti-terrorism law Wednesday. The accused allegedly belong to the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) , which Sudanese officials accuse of terroris (More) |
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The Last Extension of Emergency Law in Egypt?
JURIST Guest Columnist Tamir Moustafa of Simon Fraser University in Canada says that although the Egyptian government's recent extension of the emergency law may be the last in a string of renewals over the past half-century, this does not have p (More) |
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Habeas Affirmed: Judicial Review of Detentions after Boumediene
JURIST Guest Columnists Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham and Judge William S. Sessions say that the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court in Boumediene v. Bush not only restores the delicate balance of power between the three branches of government but ensur (More) |
WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban
On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans.
Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.
