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UK appeals court denies government's Abu Qatada appeal
April 24, 2013 by Keith Herting
The UK Court of Appeal on Tuesday denied permission to the Home Secretary to appeal to the nation's Supreme Court the decision not to deport radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan. The appeals court refused to deport Qatada last month, fearing he would face torture if returned to Jordan..... [more]
UK appeal to deport radical Islamist cleric dismissed
March 27, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
UK authorities' appeal to deport radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan was dismissed on Wednesday after the Court of Appeal accepted arguments that Qatada would face testimony officials obtained via torture. Qatada is wanted in Jordan on in absentia convictions of organizing and encouraging.... [more]
Bond v. United States and Treaty Bonds [op-ed]
February 2, 2013 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that arguments put forward in the case of Bond v. United States, claiming that the federal law implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention is unconstitutional, are based on a fundamentally flawed understanding of.... [more]
Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program and Lawful Israeli Self-Defense [op-ed]
January 15, 2013 by Caleb Pittman
JURIST Contributing Editor Jordan Paust of the University of Houston Law Center says that, if Iran proceeds with building nuclear arms, Israel may be legally justified in launching a military attack as a means of self-defense...Under international law, would Israel have a right to engage in.... [more]
UK authorities appeal Abu Qatada extradition denial
December 3, 2012 by Benjamin Minegar
UK authorities led by Home Secretary Theresa May on Monday challenged a UK immigration decision that effectively blocked Jordanian extradition requests for Muslim cleric Abu Qatada. Qatada is wanted in Jordan on in absentia convictions of organizing and encouraging bomb attacks in 1999 and 2000,.... [more]
In Cuba: Justice in Gitmo and Across the Fence [comment]
November 16, 2012 by Jordan Barry
JURIST Guest Columnist Kathleen Doty of the American Society of International Law argues that justice has not been best served in Guantanamo Bay military trials...In August 2001, I stood inside Cuba and looked through the gate into the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. It was an overwhelmingly.... [more]
Obama Drone Policy Makes American Citizens Vulnerable, Undermines National Security [comment]
November 13, 2012 by Jordan Barry
JURIST Guest Columnist Samar Warsi, a Senior Volunteer Attorney for the Muslim Civil Liberties Union, argues that drone attacks are counterproductive and hurt American attempts at foreign policy improvement...Just hours after the re-election of US President Barack Obama, a US drone strike was.... [more]
UK court denies Jordan extradition request for Muslim cleric Abu Qatada
November 12, 2012 by Michael Haggerson
The UK Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) on Monday granted the appeal of Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, allowing him not to be extradited to Jordan. The judge ruled to not extradite Qatada because he could not receive a fair trial in Jordan where he is accused of organizing bomb attacks..... [more]
Commonwealth Court Sends Mixed Messages on PA Voter ID Law [comment]
October 19, 2012 by Jordan Barry
JURIST Guest Columnist Sara Rose, staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania argues that the state of Pennsylvania has made it difficult for voters to obtain the requisite voter identification for the upcoming election and that the law was properly enjoined..."When voting.... [more]
Jordan king backs controversial media law
September 20, 2012 by Maureen Cosgrove
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Monday endorsed by royal decree a law that requires Jordanian news websites to register with the government and obtain licenses. The law, which is part of a series of amendments to the Press and Publications Law of 1998, also grants government authorities the ability.... [more]
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