USA: Trials by military commissions resume
On 11 January, military commissions resumed the trials of two Guantánamo detainees by Military Commissions. A constitutional challenge to the legality of such commissions is pending before the Supreme Court in the Hamdan case. On 20 January, the Pentagon announced it...USA: Government seeks dismissal of pending Guantánamo cases
On 30 December 2005, President Bush signed the Detainee Treatment Act, which strictly limits the access of Guantánamo detainees to US federal courts. The Government then immediately filed motions to dismiss pending cases filed by Guantánamo detainees, arguing that the...
USA: ICJ honorary member Bertrand Ramcharan awarded the Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award
On 6 February 2006, the Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award was presented to Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan by the Honorable Joseph E. Irenas, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
EU: Passenger data exchange deal with USA under legal threat
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