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U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Military Commissions for Detainees |
On July 15, 2005, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned a lower-court decision invalidating the use of military commissions to try detainees. The appellate court decision... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
9 |
2005-09-01 |
United States |
Law of War, National Security, Terrorism, Prisoner Rights |
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European Council Issues Response to London Bombings |
On July 13, 2005, the Council of the European Union adopted a Declaration in response to the bombings on the London subway the prior week.
The Declaration prioritized building the existing strong EU... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
9 |
2005-09-01 |
Europe, United Kingdom |
International Organizations, National Security, Terrorism, European Union |
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Bibliography of Books, Articles and Documents |
Books
A. Aliens and Migration
M. Dow, American Gulag: Inside U.S. Migration Prisons. Univ. of California Press, 2004, 413 p.
B. Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and Torture
L. May, Crimes... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
9 |
2005-09-01 |
World |
Bibliography |
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U.S. Court in Tampa Gives Partial Victory to Colombian Defendant in Extradition |
On June 23, 2005, U.S. Magistrate Elizabeth A. Jenkins issued a report, recommending that U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich strike the parts of an indictment against a Colombian charged with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
9 |
2005-09-01 |
United States, Colombia |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Polish Constitutional Court Holds European Arrest Warrant Unconstitutional |
The European Arrest Warrant (EAW), the recently established procedural and organizational mechanism for delivering offenders within the European Union (EU), has caused considerable controversies... |
Michael Plachta |
21 |
9 |
2005-09-01 |
Europe, Poland |
Extradition, International Organizations, Transfer of Prisoners, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance |
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Turkey Requests Iraqi Extradition of Two Islamists for 2003 Attack |
On July 13, 2005, Turkey announced that it had asked Iraq to extradite two Turkish Islamists for participating in a 2003 terrorist attack in Istanbul. They are detained in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
9 |
2005-09-01 |
Iraq, Turkey |
Extradition, Terrorism |
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Paraguay Extradites Major FARC Leader |
On June 28, 2005, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Karen P. Tandy announced that the Government of Paraguay had extradited suspected drug trafficker Ivan Carlos Mendes-Mesquita to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
9 |
2005-09-01 |
United States, Colombia, Paraguay |
Extradition, Terrorism, Drugs & Trafficking |
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Belize Arrests Brothers on U.S. Extradition Request |
On July 18, 2005, Belizean Chief Magistrate Herb Lord held an initial hearing on the extradition request by the U.S. for Andrew "Papa" Brown and his brother Floyd. Solicitor General Elson Kaseke... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
9 |
2005-09-01 |
United States, Belize |
Extradition, Drugs & Trafficking |
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U.S. Attorney General Announces More Direct U.S. Involvement in Iraq Justice System |
On July 4, 2005, during a brief visit to Baghdad, U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced the establishment of an Iraq anti-crime task force, signifying a change from earlier U.S. efforts... |
Bruce Zagaris |
21 |
9 |
2005-09-01 |
United States, Iraq |
Human Rights, Jurisdiction, Mutual Legal Assistance, War Crimes |
