Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Courts-martial and courts of inquiry.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Addresses procedural differences between trials in Federal court and those conducted under the Military Commissions Act, as recently amended; and summarizes legal issues raised by choice of forum for trying accused terrorists. Outlines legislation in the 111th Congress to require military commission trials for certain classes of suspected terrorists or to prohibit their prosecution in Federal court. Provides side-by-side comparison of selected military commissions rules under the Military Commissions Act, as amended, and the corresponding rules that apply in Federal court.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Comparison of Rights in Military Commission Trials and Trials in Federal Criminal Court

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