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Comment RSSGeorgetown University President John J. DeGioia sent this letter to the Georgetown community this evening:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is with great pleasure that I write to announce that, in close consultation with Provost James J. O’Donnell, I have appointed Interim Dean Chester L. Gillis as Dean of the College. This transition is effective immediately. As you know, Dean Gillis …
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Dr. Chester Gillis named Dean of Georgetown College
April 14, 2009 # 9:17 pm # Human Rights # No CommentText of Obama’s Georgetown Address on the Economy
April 14, 2009 # 1:31 pm # International Organizations # No CommentThe text, as released by the White House, of President Barack Obama’s Georgetown Address can be found here.
President Obama to speak at Georgetown University tomorrow at 11:30 EST
April 13, 2009 # 7:52 pm # Human Rights # No CommentPresident Barack Obama will be delivering a major address on the economy at Georgetown University tomorrow, April 14th. The address will take place in Gaston Hall at 11:30 EST. According to the White House press release:
The President will discuss how each step his administration has taken to confront this economic crisis fits within his broader vision of how we move …
Justice Department challenges habeas rights for Bagram detainees
April 11, 2009 # 12:43 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, Supreme Court # No CommentAs is now quite well known, on April 2nd, Federal District Judge John D. Bates issued a landmark opinion on the scope of habeas corpus in Maqaleh v. Gates. Faced with the question of whether the right of habeas should be extended to four persons detained by the United States at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, Bates ruled that three out …
11th Circuit rules that Noriega can be extradited to France, holds that the Military Commissions Act prevents assertion of rights under the Geneva Convention on POW’s
April 9, 2009 # 11:59 am # Human Rights # 2 CommentsYesterday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that former Pamanian leader Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France. What is most interesting about the opinion is that the court held that Section 5 of the Military Commission Act precludes Noriega from claiming rights under the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War. As will be recalled Section 5 provides:
No person …
Breaking News: US warship approaching pirate vessel
April 9, 2009 # 2:08 am # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, International Law # No CommentCNN is reporting:
A U.S. warship arrived before dawn Thursday near a 28-foot lifeboat holding four pirates and the kidnapped captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship, officials said.
Also nearby was the Maersk Alabama — which had been seized early Wednesday off the Horn of Africa. All 20 of its remaining crew members were in good physical shape, said Ken Quinn, second …
Breaking News: Crew of US vessel seized by pirates reportedly back in control of ship
April 8, 2009 # 12:54 pm # International Law # No CommentBloomberg is reporting:
The American crew of a container ship seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia regained control today to end what may have been the first hijacking of a U.S. vessel in four years of attacks.
One pirate may still be on the ship, held by the crew of 20, and the others have left, said a U.S. defense …
