Closing Guantanamo - Issues and Legal Matters Surrounding the Detention Center's End PDF
Edited by Noah M Claeys
Description
This book provides an overview of major legal issues likely to arise as a result of executive and legislative action to close the Guantanamo detention facility.
It discusses legal issues related to the transfer or release of Guantanamo detainees (either to a foreign country or into the U.S.), the continued detention of such persons in the U.S., and the possible removal of persons brought to the U.S.
This book also discusses selected constitutional issues that may arise in the criminal prosecution of detainees, emphasizing the procedural and substantive protections that are utilized in different adjudicatory forums.
Other issues discussed include detainees' right to a speedy trial, the prohibition against prosecution under ex post facto laws, and limitations upon the admissibility of hearsay and secret evidence in criminal cases.This book consists of public domain documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:156 pages
- Publisher:Nova Science Publishers
- Publication Date:01/06/2016
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- ISBN:9781617281440
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:156 pages
- Publisher:Nova Science Publishers
- Publication Date:01/06/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781617281440
