In the months and years following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the United States, a number of people suspected of involvement with terrorist organisations or their activities were apprehended in various countries around the world. Many of these people were, and in some cases still are, detained by the United States at...

Justice has been sacrificed again at Guantanamo Bay, writes Geoffrey Barker.

David Hicks admitted nothing more than he had described in letters home, writes Andrew Lynch.

In November 2005, the NSW Attorney General announced that the government would introduce majority verdicts of 11:1 for criminal trials. If the proposed measures pass into legislation, majority verdicts would be available for all criminal offences, provided a minimum deliberation period has passed. Talina Drabsch examines the arguments for and against this change in the...

The trial of the accused terrorist, Australian David Hicks, is due to start before a United States Military Commission in March 2005. This research note provides a brief factual background on the Military Commissions and summarises the key developments to date in the pre-trial proceedings.