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Letter to the Editor: Reply from Legal Adviser, Amnesty International to Ryan Goodman on Survey of Universal Jurisdiction
[Editor’s note: Ryan Goodman responds to this Letter to the Editor in a following post.] Dear Editor, I am writing with regard to the article “Counting Universal Jurisdiction…
The Report of the UK Detainee Inquiry (December 2013)
On Thursday December 19, 2013, the long awaited Report of the Detainee Inquiry (“the Report”) was published. The subject of the Report was Britain’s involvement in US torture…
Belhaj v. Straw: UK complicity in US rendition and torture
This morning the United Kingdom’s High Court issued its judgment in a case brought by Abdel-Hakim Belhaj and his wife Fatima Boudchar against the UK’s government and intelligence…
UK High Court Rules on Case Involving Alleged US Rendition and Torture: Belhaj v. Straw and Others
The United Kingdom’s High Court today ruled in the case of Abdul-Hakim Belhaj who sued the UK government for its involvement in the alleged US torture and rendition (to Libya)…
Senate Passes the NDAA
Late this evening, the Senate passed by a vote of 84-15 the compromise NDAA legislation that the House approved last week; it should be sent to the President for his signature…
More Breaking News: Adjournment Sought for the Kenyatta Proceedings
We’ve covered in the past (here, here and here) the legal and extra-legal efforts by Kenya and the Kenyan defendants before the ICC to get their case stayed or dismissed.…
UK Detainee Inquiry Report details Britain’s involvement in US torture and rendition programs
Across the pond, London has been politically rocked by the release of a report (full text) by an official inquiry into whether UK agents were involved in US torture and rendition…
Military Commission “Lifts” Provision Classifying “Observations and Experiences”
The pre-trial motions hearing in the 9/11 case (United States v. Mohammed et al.) is back in session this week. Today’s session was in camera and closed (with public…
Forced Transfer of Detainees with Diplomatic Assurances Against Ill-Treatment
Two recent developments have brought to the fore the issue of involuntary transfer of detainees to countries where they fear severe mistreatment such as torture or death. The first…
Privacy and Data Collection/Retention in the EU: Villalón Opinion
On Thursday of last week, Advocate General Cruz Villalón (see here for a description of the role of the Advocate General and the non-binding nature of their Opinions) delivered…
The Parallels Between South African and U.S. Law On Universal Jurisdiction
The Parallels Between South African and U.S. Law On Universal Jurisdiction In an earlier post, we noted that the South African universal jurisdiction (UJ) statute is not particularly…
Amnesty International’s Survey on Universal Jurisdiction: A Reply to Kevin Jon Heller
Kevin Jon Heller has a post over at Opinio Juris responding to concerns I raised about Amnesty International’s survey of states that have adopted universal jurisdiction. Kevin…