Tag: Detainees

  • American Civil Liberties Union V Department of Defense

    Freedom of Information Act Case: American Civil Liberties Union v Department of Defense in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On January 18, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of […]

  • Military Detention Authority

    Scope of Military Detention Authority: Hedges v. Obama in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Scope of Military Detention Authority: Hedges v. Obama: On July 17, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Hedges et al. v. […]

  • Military Detention Authority

    Scope of Military Detention Authority: Hedges v. Obama in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Scope of Military Detention Authority: Hedges v. Obama: On July 17, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Hedges et al. v. […]

  • Lebron V Rumsfeld

    Lebron v Rumsfeld in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 18, 2011, the United States filed a brief as amicus curiae in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Lebron v. Rumsfeld. No. […]

  • Lebron V Rumsfeld

    Lebron v Rumsfeld in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On July 18, 2011, the United States filed a brief as amicus curiae in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Lebron v. Rumsfeld. No. […]

  • National Defense Authorization Legislation

    U.S. Presidential Statements on 2013 and 2014 National Defense Authorization Acts in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to U.S. Presidential Statements on 2013 and 2014 National Defense Authorization Acts: In contrast, sections 1033 and 1034 […]

  • National Defense Authorization Legislation

    U.S. Presidential Statements on 2013 and 2014 National Defense Authorization Acts in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to U.S. Presidential Statements on 2013 and 2014 National Defense Authorization Acts: In contrast, sections 1033 and 1034 […]

  • Latif V Obama

    Latif v Obama in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 14, 2011, the D.C. Circuit in a 2-1 decision reversed a lower court's grant of the writ of habeas corpus to a Yemeni national and […]

  • Latif V Obama

    Latif v Obama in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 14, 2011, the D.C. Circuit in a 2-1 decision reversed a lower court's grant of the writ of habeas corpus to a Yemeni national and […]

  • Cat Report

    Cat Report in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to CAT Report: The United States submitted its third, fourth, and fifth periodic reports to the United Nations Committee Against Torture on August 12, 2013. Several of the questions addressed in the report relate […]

  • Cat Report

    Cat Report in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to CAT Report: The United States submitted its third, fourth, and fifth periodic reports to the United Nations Committee Against Torture on August 12, 2013. Several of the questions addressed in the report relate […]

  • Scope of Military Detention Authority

    Scope of Military Detention Authority: Hedges v. Obama in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to Scope of Military Detention Authority: Hedges v. Obama: Indeed, there are perfectly sensible and legitimate reasons for Congress to have affirmed the […]

  • Detainee Transfers

    Detainee Transfers in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Detainee Transfers: Eleven individuals were transferred from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in 2013 as part of ongoing U.S. efforts to close the facility. On August 29, 2013, the Department of […]

  • Criminal Periodic Review Process

    Criminal Periodic Review Process in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Criminal Periodic Review Process: The periodic review process established by Executive Order 13567 (for Guantanamo detainees designated for continued detention or referred for prosecution, […]

  • Criminal Periodic Review Process

    Criminal Periodic Review Process in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Criminal Periodic Review Process: The periodic review process established by Executive Order 13567 (for Guantanamo detainees designated for continued detention or referred for prosecution, […]