Examines the rise of an American-run global detention system, including Guantâanamo Bay, Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, and secret CIA jails, and discusses ef

After the U.S. Supreme Court held that U.S. courts have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. & 2241 to hear legal challenges on behalf of persons detained at the

The U.S. has captured and detained numerous persons believed to have been part of or assoc. with enemy forces. This report discusses major judicial opinions con

International human rights law is founded on the premise that all persons, by virtue of their essential humanity, should enjoy all human rights. Exceptional dis