Analysis & Commentary
Detention & Habeas Corpus
Justice Delayed and Denied at Guantanamo
In June of this year, the Supreme Court issued what Ronald Dworkin hailed as “one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in recent years” when it held that the detainees…
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 09/29/08
Ends & Means in War Crimes Trials
Unpacking two war crimes trials presently taking place—former leader of Bosnia’s wartime Serb government, Radovan Karadžić, and Osama bin Laden’s alleged driver, Salim Hamdan.
Authored by: Aziz Huq and Garth Schofield
– 08/06/08
Justice Scalia’s Dueling Opinions
Scalia’s opinion in the ruling overturning D.C.’s gun ban shows the flaws of his trademark judicial thinking. Especially since he marshaled nearly the reverse logic in his dissent to the Guantanamo detainee case.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 06/30/08
Aziz Huq on Boumediene v. Bush and Guantanamo’s Future
Brennan Center’s Aziz Huq appeared on Lawyer 2 Lawyer to discuss the recent SCOTUS decision in Boumediene v. Bush. Radio show posted to the Legal Talk Network on June 19.
– 06/19/08
Vee Have Vays of Making You Talk
Last week’s report by the Justice Department’s Inspector General reveals that working in the Bush administration really does mean never having to say you’re sorry--or, indeed, anything else you don’t want to for that matter.
Authored by: Emily Berman
– 05/30/08
Can Canada Sway SCOTUS?
Canadian decision in a Guantanamo Bay case should guide U.S. Justices.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 05/27/08
After Gitmo
The US Supreme Court has yet to rule on the constitutional challenges filed by Guantánamo detainees to their six-year-plus imprisonments. Yet politicians already are lining up to ensure a full remedy for the Bush Administration’s errors proves impossible....
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 05/13/08
Fitna’s Hateful Crusade
Feared, condemned sight-unseen and praised as a celebration of free speech, Fitna, a seventeen-minute film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, appeared on the Internet in late March. Fitna is a bombastic, bloody montage linking terrorist violence to Koranic texts.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 04/07/08
Torture and Democracy: A Discussion with Professor Darius Rejali
Listen to Professor Darius Rejali talk about the issues at the center of his book, Torture and Democracy.
– 03/12/08
Future of Guantanamo
Listen to a panel discussion featuring Andy Worthington, Joanne Mariner, Wells Dixon, and Jonathan Hafetz on the timely and important issues revolving around the future of Guantánamo.
– 03/10/08