Boumediene v. Bush : Guantanamo Detainees' Right to Habeas Corpus.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens.

Constitutional law.

Jurisdiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines Boumediene v. Bush, in which the Supreme Court held that aliens designated as enemy combatants and detained in Guantanamo Bay, have the constitutional right to habeas corpus; and that Section 7 of the Military Commissions Act, which limits judicial review of executive determinations of the petitioners' enemy combatant status, does not provide an adequate habeas substitute, and therefore is unconstitutional. Analyzes major implications for detention of alien enemy combatants and legislation that limits detainee access to judicial review.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Boumediene v. Bush

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