*Ø* US: Supreme Court limits power over detainees
From Human Rights Watch:
"Right to Judicial Review of Detentions Upheld
"(New York, June 28, 2004) -- Today's Supreme Court rulings will compel the Bush administration to follow the rule of law rather than executive whim in detaining terrorism suspects, Human Rights Watch said. In two separate rulings, the Supreme Court upheld the crucial role of the judiciary in protecting detainees’ basic rights and liberties.
"'The United States can no longer hold detainees in a ‘rights free zone,’ said Jamie Fellner, director of the U.S. Program at Human Rights Watch. 'They can now have their day in court.'"
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From Human Rights Watch:
"Right to Judicial Review of Detentions Upheld
"(New York, June 28, 2004) -- Today's Supreme Court rulings will compel the Bush administration to follow the rule of law rather than executive whim in detaining terrorism suspects, Human Rights Watch said. In two separate rulings, the Supreme Court upheld the crucial role of the judiciary in protecting detainees’ basic rights and liberties.
"'The United States can no longer hold detainees in a ‘rights free zone,’ said Jamie Fellner, director of the U.S. Program at Human Rights Watch. 'They can now have their day in court.'"
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