Analysis of Selected Guantanamo Bay Case StudiesQuestion 1 (CLOs 5-6 and 10-14):Although multiple factors were involved, President Obamas inability to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility (GITMO) despite signing an executive order to do so on Continue Reading...
Guantanamo: A Complicated Issue
Guantanamo
Naval prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been a controversial topic among American citizens and politicians ever since information surfaced about detainees being held indefinitely without charge and Continue Reading...
From what I can tell Guantanamo Bay served no real purpose it its entire existence. It was a defensive move made by the Government after September 11th because they felt as though they had to do something, even though they truly did not know what t Continue Reading...
S. fails to consider the inmates as war prisoners, and does not allow them to defend themselves against the charges brought, is a complete breach of the Geneva Conventions. At the same time, statements such as Donald Rumsfeld's consideration that the Continue Reading...
Geneva Conventions
Enacted after the horrors of World War II demonstrated the limitations of earlier treaties, the Geneva Convention of 1949 have become one of the preeminent international standards dictating the behavior of combatants and the treat Continue Reading...