Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court

Elsea, Jennifer K. ; Garcia, Michael J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Civil liberties;    Criminal justice;    Detention of persons;    Habeas corpus;   

RP-ID  :  RL33180
RP-ID  :  RL33180_2010Feb03

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of the early judicial developments and the establishment of Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) procedures; summarizes selected court cases related to the detentions and the use of military commissions; and discusses the Detainee Treatment Act, as amended by the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and the Military Commissions Act of 2009, analyzing its effects on detainee-related litigation in federal court. The report summarizes the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene invalidating Congress's efforts to revoke the courts' habeas jurisdiction, and discusses some remaining issues and subsequent developments.