Parhat v. Gates

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Parhat v. Gates is a writ of habeas corpus appeal in the United States Justice System, on behalf of Hozaifa Parhat, and six other Uyghur captives held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.^[1][2][3][4]

Main article: Uyghur captives in Guantanamo

Susan Baker Manning, one of Parhat's attorneys, commented^[5]:

“If we’re going to hold people, possibly for the rest of their lives, it seems eminently fair that we should look at all the evidence to see if they are or are not the people who should be at Guantánamo.”

[edit] Rasul v. Bush

Initially, the Bush Presidency asserted that none of the captives apprehended during the "global war on terror" were protected by the Geneva Conventions. The Bush Presidency asserted that the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base was not United States territory, and that it was not subject to United States law. Consequently, they challenged that the captives were entitled to submit writs of habeas corpus.

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled, in Rasul v. Bush, that the Guantanamo base was covered by US law.

[edit] See also

• Qassim v. Bush

[edit] References

1. ^ Lyle Denniston. "New developments on detainees", Scotusblog, Thursday, May 10, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-18. 
2. ^ "Order list: 551 U.S.", Supreme Court of the United States, Friday June 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. 
3. ^ "Nos. 06-1195 and 06-1196 -- In the Supreme Court of the United States", Supreme Court of the United States, March 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. 
4. ^ "Nos. 06-1195 and 06-1196 -- In the Supreme Court of the United States", Supreme Court of the United States, June 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. 
5. ^ William Glaberson. "Officials Cite Danger in Revealing Detainee Data", New York Times, Wednesday, September 12, 2007, p. A18. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.