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Creating a Domestic Terror Court

By International Association of Penal Law

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View my article, Creating a Domestic Terror Court, forthcoming in the Washburn Law Journal, 2009. Abstract: President Barack Obama has stated that among his initial priorities as commander-in-chief is closing the United States detention facility in Guantanamo Bay. One of his first actions after taking office was to suspend all legal proceedings in Guantanamo so that “the newly inaugurated president and his administration [can] review the military commission?s process, generally, and the cases currently pending before military commissions, specifically.” To that end, on January 22, 2009, President Obama signed an executive order requiring the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility within one year. This Order raises numerous, highly problematic questions including: What do we do with the current detainees? Where will they go? How will they be tried? Will they be tried? What shall be done with future terrorism suspects?Although President Obama has made his intentions clear, he has not, as of yet - according to media reports - determined what is the most effective manner to go forth with this enormously complex issue...continue to full post

Full post as published by AIDP Blog on May 15, 2009 (boomark / email).