On November 13, 2001, President Bush signed a Military Order pertaining to the detention, treatment, and trial of certain non-citizens in the war against terrorism. The President’s Military Order makes it apparent that he plans to treat the attacks as acts of war rather than criminal acts, and to prosecute those responsible as war criminals, trying them by special military commission rather than in federal court. The purpose of this the report is to clarify the legal basis for treating the acts as war crimes and the ramifications of applying the law of war rather than criminal statutes to prosecute the perpetrators. The discussion focuses on the trial of alleged terrorists and conspirators by a military commission rather than the fe...
In the first confusing days after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, President Ge...
On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered shocking terrorist attacks on the World Trade Cent...
The Constitution empowers the President to act as Commander in Chief of the armed forces and to see...
Why should the United States not have the option of trying suspected terrorists before military comm...
On November 13, 2001, President Bush issued a sweeping and highly controversial Military Order for t...
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 200...
This article aims to offer a solution for prosecuting terrorists consistently and efficiently in the...
Over five years have passed since President George W. Bush issued the much-criticized order making a...
In early 2002, the United States began transporting prisoners captured in Afghanistan to the naval b...
In considering the validity of enemy combatant status and military detention for alleged terrorist...
Certain features of the war on terrorism impose novel and controversial punishment schemes. For exam...
On November 13, 2001, President George W. Bush issued the military order Detention, Treatment, and ...
President Obama has announced that the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay will be closed by Januar...
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States, killing 2,973 innocent civilians. This...
Relying on Article I Presidential War Powers, the Bush administration has employed many detention an...
In the first confusing days after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, President Ge...
On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered shocking terrorist attacks on the World Trade Cent...
The Constitution empowers the President to act as Commander in Chief of the armed forces and to see...
Why should the United States not have the option of trying suspected terrorists before military comm...
On November 13, 2001, President Bush issued a sweeping and highly controversial Military Order for t...
In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 200...
This article aims to offer a solution for prosecuting terrorists consistently and efficiently in the...
Over five years have passed since President George W. Bush issued the much-criticized order making a...
In early 2002, the United States began transporting prisoners captured in Afghanistan to the naval b...
In considering the validity of enemy combatant status and military detention for alleged terrorist...
Certain features of the war on terrorism impose novel and controversial punishment schemes. For exam...
On November 13, 2001, President George W. Bush issued the military order Detention, Treatment, and ...
President Obama has announced that the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay will be closed by Januar...
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States, killing 2,973 innocent civilians. This...
Relying on Article I Presidential War Powers, the Bush administration has employed many detention an...
In the first confusing days after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, President Ge...
On September 11, 2001, the United States suffered shocking terrorist attacks on the World Trade Cent...
The Constitution empowers the President to act as Commander in Chief of the armed forces and to see...