Thursday, January 1, 2004
Volume:
20
Issue:
1
34
Abstract:
On November 10, 2003, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of whether foreign nationals held by the United States Government at its military base in Guant?namo Bay base in Cuba should have the right to challenge their detention in U.S. Courts. In particular, the U.S. Supreme Court said it would consider ?whether United States court lack jurisdiction to consider challenges to the legality of the detention of foreign nationals captured abroad in connection with hostilities and incarcerated at the Guantanamo Bay naval base, Cuba?...[more]