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Canada tried to prevent Khadr transfer to Guantanamo: letter
Canada requested in 2002 that the United States not send detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] to Guantanamo Bay after his capture in Afghanistan, according to a letter submitted with court documents filed by Khadr's lawyers (More) |
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Khadr defense urges federal appeals court to review 'enemy combatant' distinctions
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] argued before a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Tuesday that the court has jurisdiction to intervene in Khadr's case to determine (More) |
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Pakistan National Assembly calls for UN probe into Bhutto assassination
The National Assembly of Pakistan unanimously adopted a resolution late Monday calling for a United Nations investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto [BBC obituary; JURIST news archive]. The resolution n (More) |
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Khadr prosecution, defense spar over military commission trial delays
Frustrations over the delay of the US military commission trial of Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] continued Friday, with prosecutors urging US military judge Col. Peter Brownback to set a trial date (More) |
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Guantanamo guards seize items given to Khadr by military lawyer
Guards at Guantanamo Bay have confiscated several unapproved items, including news articles printed off the Internet and a "Lord of the Rings" movie script, from Canadian detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive], officials (More) |
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Khadr defense urges federal appeals court to reverse juvenile 'enemy combatant' ruling
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] have asked the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to reverse a military Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) determination that their client is an "enemy (More) |
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DOJ memo advised military that interrogations not limited by criminal law
The US Department of Justice advised the US Department of Defense in 2003 that military interrogators could employ a wide range of interrogation methods when questioning foreign detainees outside the United States without fear of criminal liability (More) |
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Canada Supreme Court hears Khadr appeal on government documents access
Lawyers for Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] argued before the Supreme Court of Canada Wednesday that the Canadian government should be compelled to turn over confidential documents that they say led to Khadr' (More) |
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Canada Supreme Court to hear arguments on legality of Khadr detention
The Supreme Court of Canada Thursday ruled that lawyers for Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] could present evidence before the Court that the US is detaining Khadr in violation of international law. At a hearing (More) |
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Learning from the Iraq War: The Wisdom of International Law
JURIST Contributing Editor Mary Ellen O'Connell of Notre Dame Law School says that five years after the invasion of Iraq, with talk of a new war with Iran circulating in Washington, the United States would do well to reflect on the grave and unfo (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
