JURIST Guest Columnist Marc Falkoff of Northern Illinois University College of Law says that recent release orders, statements by some military lawyers and judges, and the military's own admission of detention mistakes all confirm that the only way for the...
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Military judge's ruling to throw out Mohammed Jawad's confession should be upheld
Asim Qureshi : "One of the key components of the Bush administration's understanding of torture is the extreme technicality with which they approach the topic. When the teenager Mohammed Jawad was captured in Afghanistan in 2002, his abuse...
Military commission review court hears Guantanamo detainee confession case
The US Court of Military Commission Review (USCMCR) on Tuesday heard arguments on whether to reinstate the allegedly torture-induced confession of Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Jawad , which...
The Guantanamo military commission trial of Afghan detainee Mohammed Jawad that had been scheduled to start in early January was delayed indefinitely Wednesday by order of a military judge. US Army Col. Stephen Henley postponed the...
New judge assigned to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed military commission trial
The US military has assigned Army judge Col. Stephen Henley to preside over the the war crimes trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed , the self proclaimed architect of the 9/11 attacks [JURIST...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainees. In the first ruling on detainees' rights since the...
US military judge excludes confession of Guantanamo detainee from trial
A US military judge ruled Tuesday that a confession given by Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad to Afghan officials following his capture in 2002 was obtained using torture and is therefore...
Former Guantanamo tribunals advisor target of military ethics probe
The US Air Force is conducting an ethics investigation of Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann over allegations that he abused his power and inappropriately influenced the prosecution of enemy combatants at...
Anthony S. Barkow : "The fair administration of criminal justice requires prosecutors to exercise their power and discretion to do justice and defense lawyers who are zealous and effective. I was in Guantanamo Bay late last...
US military commissions prosecutor resigns due to 'ethical qualms'
A US military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay filed a declaration with the US military commissions Wednesday stating that he is resigning because of ethical concerns. Army Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld said...