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Letter to the Editor: Status of the ICRC Commentaries

In articles posted on successive days, Professor Goodman & Ms Knuckey write ‘one news report incorrectly discounts the importance of the ICRC Commentaries on this provision,…
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Heartening News from the Senate — Sections 1031-1033 of the SASC NDAA Survive

The Senate has rejected the Ayotte Amendment by a 55-43 vote.  Senators Donnelly, Hagan and Pryor were the only Democrats in favor; Senators Flake, McCain and Paul were the Republicans…
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Senate to Take Critical Vote on Guantanamo’s Fate

The Senate is poised – possibly as early as this afternoon – to take one of the most important national security votes in years.  As Daphne and Thomas have noted, at issue…
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ICRC’s Public Reply Regarding Order to Turn Over Confidential Reports to Military Commission

As readers may recall, on November 6, Military Commission Judge James Pohl ordered the prosecution to hand over to him all ICRC confidential reports on its visits to Guantanamo…
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Periodic Review Board Hearings start up at Gitmo this week – but why in Secret?

Although the Pentagon this week will finally start holding review hearings for Guantanamo detainees who remain in indefinite detention and haven’t yet been cleared for release…
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Anonymous US Officials Admit CIA Accidentally Killed a Yemeni Child in a Drone Strike

Buried in a Los Angeles Times article yesterday was this remarkable government admission: In June, a drone-launched missile hit an SUV carrying an Al Qaeda commander in Yemen.…
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Letter from Human Rights and Civil Liberties Groups Supporting Gitmo Provisions of NDAA

On Friday, a large group of human rights and civil liberties groups sent a joint letter to Members of the Senate in support of the provisions of the NDAA on Guantanamo Bay detainee…
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Major New Step Forward For International Debate on Autonomous Weapons Systems

Today, the 117 state parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) agreed to hold the first ever intergovernmental meeting on autonomous weapons systems.  The…
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Should ICRC Reports on Detainee Visits be Turned Over to Military Commission Defense Counsel?

On November 6, Military Commission Judge James Pohl ordered the prosecution to hand over to him all ICRC confidential reports on its visits to Guantanamo that are in the possession…
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The Khadr Appeal [UPDATE: and the Hicks Appeal]

In October 2010, Omar Khadr pleaded guilty to four violations of the Military Commissions Act of 2009.  Khadr, who is presently serving out his sentence in Canada, has now appealed…
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The Coming Hicks and Khadr Appeals: Yet Another Military Commission Headache

As various media outlets reported earlier this week, Australian David Hicks–one of the first detainees charged and convicted (via plea) under the Military Commissions Act…
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The End of the M23, Will Justice Follow?

In the last few days, we have witnessed some important and welcome developments in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—a region of the world in desperate need of some…
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