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More Guantanamo transfers: a step towards closing the prison?
Chip Pitts [President, Bill of Rights Defense Committee; Lecturer, Stanford Law School]: "The recent transfer home from Guantanamo of ten more Saudi prisoners (and reports from Qatar News Agency that more of the final 13 Saudis may soon follow) (More) |
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Padilla sues law professor who helped frame Bush 'torture' policy
Convicted terrorism conspirator Jose Padilla Friday filed suit [complaint, PDF; press release, DOC] in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against University of California Berkeley law professor John Yoo , the author of co (More) |
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Perfidy in Pakistan: Understanding the Bhutto Assassination
JURIST Contributing Editor Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that the assassination of Benazir Bhutto is the latest instance of perfidy in a Pakistan whose military leaders have been self-servingly dedicated to America's war or t (More) |
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US military judge rejects Hamdan POW status, allows military commission trial
US military judge Navy Capt. Keith Allred ruled Wednesday that military commission proceedings against Guantanamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan [DOD materials; JURIST news archive] can proceed, denying a defense motion to dismiss for lack of juri (More) |
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Negroponte says US holding 'Chemical Ali' until Iraqi government reaches consensus
US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said at the end of a visit to Baghdad Sunday that the US will hold Ali Hassan al-Majid [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], better known in the Western media as "Chemical Ali", and two other for (More) |
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Khadr judge orders military commission witness identities withheld: NYT
US military judge Col. Peter Brownback has issued a blanket order protecting the identities of prosecution witnesses in the military commission trial of Omar Khadr , the New York Times reported Saturday. The order, originally rendered on October 15 (More) |
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Iraq PM formally asks US to hand over 'Chemical Ali'
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has formally asked US President George Bush to hand over Ali Hassan al-Majid [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], better known in the Western media as "Chemical Ali," and two other former members of Sad (More) |
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Iraq to join chemical weapons treaty
Iraq will join the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and become a member of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) , according to a Monday statement from the office of Iraqi President Jalal Talibani . According to the stat (More) |
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Iraq lawmakers criticize delay in 'Chemical Ali' execution
Iraqi Kurdish and Shiite lawmakers on Monday criticized the delay in the executions of Ali Hassan al-Majid [JURIST news archive], better known in Western media as "Chemical Ali," and two others, all of whom are currently being held by the (More) |
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US judge mulls new terror trial for Muslim cleric after Moussaoui evidence revelations
The US federal judge who presided over the Zacarias Moussaoui terrorism conspiracy case suggested from the bench Tuesday that she might order a new trial for a Muslim cleric convicted of soliciting treason, saying that she could no longer trust rep (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.
