Military Commissions Act of 2009
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The Military Commissions Act of 2009 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled the system for trying terrorism suspects by military commission, adding stronger procedural safeguards and aligning it more closely with constitutional and international law standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Military Commissions Act of 2009 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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military justice legislation ⓘ |
| aimsToAddress |
concerns raised by the Supreme Court in Boumediene v. Bush
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concerns raised by the Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ⓘ constitutional deficiencies identified in earlier military commission systems ⓘ |
| amended |
Title 10 of the United States Code
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Uniform Code of Military Justice ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
alien unprivileged enemy belligerents
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military commissions ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
enhanced discovery rights for the defense
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enhanced rights to counsel for defendants ⓘ greater access to exculpatory evidence ⓘ prohibition on admission of statements obtained through torture ⓘ provisions for appellate review by the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review ⓘ provisions for review by the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ provisions for review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ restrictions on use of coerced statements ⓘ revised rules on hearsay evidence ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
continuing use of a separate military commission system instead of Article III courts
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ongoing limitations on certain due process protections ⓘ |
| defines |
offenses triable by military commission
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procedural rights of accused persons in military commissions ⓘ roles and powers of military judges in commissions ⓘ roles and powers of trial counsel and defense counsel in commissions ⓘ standards for admissibility of evidence in military commissions ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Barack Obama presidency
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surface form:
Barack Obama administration
|
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalDomain |
counterterrorism law
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law of armed conflict ⓘ military law ⓘ |
| locationOfApplication |
Guantánamo
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surface form:
Guantanamo Bay detention facility
|
| partOf | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to align military commissions with U.S. constitutional standards
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to align military commissions with international law standards ⓘ to provide stronger procedural safeguards in military commission trials ⓘ to reform the system for trying terrorism suspects by military commission ⓘ |
| regulates |
appellate review of military commission convictions
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procedures for military commission trials ⓘ rules of evidence in military commissions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Geneva Conventions
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United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Constitution
habeas corpus jurisprudence ⓘ |
| replaced | Military Commissions Act of 2006 ⓘ |
| shortName |
MCA 2006
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surface form:
MCA 2009
|
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier Bush-era military commission framework ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2009 ⓘ |
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