Litigation

Detainee Seeks End to Tribunal System

By Peter Hardin

A Guantanamo Bay, Cuba detainee who faces war crime charges before a military commission has asked a civilian court to throw out the new military tribunal system set up by Congress.

Mohammed Kamin, an Afghan detainee, made his request to the D.C. Circuit Court, according to an article by SCOTUSBlog. His lawyers contend that Congress lacked authority to set up the military tribunals as they currently stand, and that the system violates the Constitution, the “law of war” and the “law of nations.” The blog post offers links to Kamin’s filings and a response by the government.

You can learn more about the military tribunal system from earlier Gavel Grab posts. You also can visit Justice at Stake’s Civil Liberties & National Security page.

Full post as published by The Gavel on December 07, 2009 (boomark / email).