SIPRI Background Paper on the Guantánamo Bay military commissions
The Supreme Court, the Bush Administration and Guantánamo Bay, SIPRI Background Paper, by Kirsten Soder
The rules and procedures established by the Bush Administration for trying terrorist suspects at Guantánamo Bay before military commissions have met widespread criticism and have been among the many controversial aspects of the global war on terrorism. This new SIPRI Background Paper gives a brief overview of the military commissions policy and the legal challenges they have faced in the USAs highest court.
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