Wrong Claim, Wrong Party, Wrong Court: Assessing the Petition Brought by a Coalition of Clergy, Lawyers, & Professors on Behalf of Detainees Held by the U.S. Military in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
11 Pages Posted: 26 Jul 2006
Date Written: March 18, 2002
Abstract
This brief article assesses the merits of the habeas corpus petition filed by a group of Los Angeles-based attorneys and professors on behalf of terrorists being detained by the United States in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It argues that the petitioners had no standing; that the Central District of California had no geographic connection and therefore no jurisdiction; and that the Constitution's guarantee of the writ of habeas corpus did not does not extend to non-citizens beyond the borders and sovereign authority of the United States.
Keywords: habeas corpus, Guantanamo Bay, terrorists, Al Quada, detainees, jurisdiction
JEL Classification: H11,H56,K41,
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