Detainees at Guantanamo Bay. CRS Report for Congress

Abstract

After the U.S. Supreme Court held that U.S. courts have jurisdiction to hear legal challenges on behalf of more than 500 persons detained at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in connection with the war against terrorism, the Pentagon established administrative hearings, called Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs), to allow the detainees to contest their status as enemy combatants. This report provides an overview of the CSRT procedures and summarizes court cases related to the detentions and the use of military commissions. The relevant Supreme Court rulings are discussed in CRS Report RS21884, The Supreme Court and Detainees in the War on Terrorism: Summary and Analysis. This report will be updated as events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 2005
Accession Number
ADA458319

Entities

People

  • Jennifer K. Elsea

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Congress
  • Court Martial
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • Prisoners
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Security
  • Supreme Court
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States

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