Military Commissions and Detainee Rights
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the rights of detained enemy combatants in response to the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in favor of a detainee in…
314 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the rights of detained enemy combatants in response to the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld in favor of a detainee in…
314 viewsLieutenant Commander Swift talked about the Supreme Court ruling in the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case. The Court ruled Thursday that the president did not have the authority to set up the tribunals at Guantanamo Bay,…
157 viewsMr. Stamp and Mr. Swift spoke about the operation of military tribunals, Constitutional issues surrounding the trials of detainees suspected of terrorism, and the rights of the accused.…
137 viewsCo-counsels for Salim Hamdan spoke to reporters about his appeal to the Supreme Court following oral arguments in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemen native, served as the…
105 viewsThe guests talk about the March 28 U.S. Supreme Court case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld concerning whether using military commissions to try al Qaeda officials accused of war crimes is constitutional. Lieutenant…
68 viewsLieutenant Commander Swift talked about his experiences in defending terrorist suspect Salim Hamdan and the impact of new legislation regarding military commissions. He also described being…
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