Last week Omar Khadr’s military lawyer petitioned the US Supreme Court to delay his trial, until the legality of the Military Commissions could be determined. That petition was unsuccessful. Accordingly, Mr. Khadr’s trial before the Military Commissions will go ahead.
At a pre-trial hearing August 9th, 2010, the Military Judge ruled that Mr. Khadr’s ‘confessions’ — [...]
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Omar Khadr’s US lawyer has petitioned the US Supreme Court to delay Mr. Khadr’s military trials, until the legality of the Military Commissions is determined. Mr. Khadr’s military trials are set to resume August 10th, 2010. His lawyer argues that the Military Commissions are unconstitutional and discriminatory because they apply only to non-citizens who [...] On July 22nd, 2010, the Federal Court of Appeal stayed a recent Federal Court decision in the case of Omar Khadr. Chief Justice Blais found that serious questions are raised about the division of powers between Courts and the Executive. On July 5th, 2010 the Federal Court ordered Canada to provide Omar Khadr with a list of potential remedies to cure or ameliorate the breach of his Charter rights. The rule of law requires a remedy for breach of Charter rights, and Mr. Justice Zinn found that Canada has not remedied the Charter breaches committed [...] UN Security Council Resolution 1267 (amended by subsequent resolutions) creates an international ‘watch list’ of individuals associated with the Taliban or Al Qaida. Listed individuals are subjected to sanctions including a global asset freeze and global travel ban. |
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