Military Commissions
On June 29, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hamdan v Rumsfeld that the process for the trial of military detainees must be defined through legislation and that a Yemeni detainee at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could not be tried by a special military commission established by the administration. The court held that the commissions violated U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions, especially the conventions' Common Article 3, wh
The Senate Armed Services Committee held the first in a series of hearings to examine the future of military commissions in light of the U.S… read more
The Senate Armed Services Committee held the first in a series of hearings to examine the future of military commissions in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Hamdan v Rumsfeld. Witnesses testified about the treatment of military detainees and enemy combatants, the provisions for laws of warfare set forth in the Geneva Conventions, and Bush administration directives for the operation of military tribunals. They also talked about proposed procedures for the trial of detainees in accordance to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
On June 29, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Hamdan v Rumsfeld that the process for the trial of military detainees must be defined through legislation and that a Yemeni detainee at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could not be tried by a special military commission established by the administration. The court held that the commissions violated U.S. law and the Geneva Conventions, especially the conventions' Common Article 3, wh close
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