Information on "Prisons" and "Americas"
April 2012
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11 Apr 2012
Detention of US Persons as Enemy Belligerents
Author: Jennifer K Elsea
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses the status and detention of US persons as prisoners of war. More on «Detention of US Persons as Enemy Belligerents»
January 2012
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2012
United States Peace Index - 2012
Author: Institute for Economics and Peace
Publisher: Institute for Economics and Peace
The 2012 United States Peace Index (USPI) finds that the US is more peaceful now than at any other time over the last twenty years. More on «United States Peace Index - 2012»
July 2011
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6 Jul 2011
Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues
Author: Michael John Garcia, Jennifer K Elsea, R Chuck Mason, Edward C Liu
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides an overview of major legal issues likely to arise as a result of executive and legislative action to close the Guantanamo detention facility. More on «Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues»
January 2011
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13 Jan 2011
Guantanamo Detention Center
Author: Michael John Garcia
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The detention of alleged enemy combatants at the US Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, together with recent proposals to transfer some such individuals to the United States for prosecution or continued detention, has been a subject of considerabl... More on «Guantanamo Detention Center »
February 2010
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Feb 2010
Migration and the Gulf
Author: Onn Winckler, Michele Ruth Gamburd, Anisur Rahman, S Irudaya Rajan, KC Zachariah, Jane Bristol Rhys, Attiya Ahmed, Caroline Osella, Nora Ann Colton, George Naufal, Ali Termos, Neha Vora, David C Chaudoir, Shahnaz R Nadjmabadi, Andrew Gardner, Sharon Nagy, KC Das, Nilambari Gokhale, Binod Khadria, Mohammed E Dito, Eleanor Marie Lawrence Brown
Publisher: Middle East Institute (MEI)
This collection of essays is the first of three volumes devoted to Migration and the Arab World. More on «Migration and the Gulf»
January 2010
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12 Jan 2010
USA and Laws of War (Al-Bihani v. Obama)
Author: Rafał Tarnogórski
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This article discusses the US Federal Court of Appeal's rejection of an appeal by a Guantanamo detainee, a Yemeni Ghaleb Nassar Al-Bihani on 5 January 2010. More on «USA and Laws of War (Al-Bihani v. Obama)»
August 2009
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11 Aug 2009
The Implemetation of the Decision to Close the Guantanamo Prison
Author: Bartosz Wiśniewski
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This article discusses the delayed implementation of US Pesident Barack Obama's decision to close the Guantanamo prison and review anti-terrorist policy's. More on «The Implemetation of the Decision to Close the Guantanamo Prison »
July 2009
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Jul 2009
The Detainee Dilemma
Author: Johannes Thimm
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Ever since President Obama announced that the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay would be closed by 22 January 2010, there has been controversy in the US about what to do with the remaining 229 detainees. More on «The Detainee Dilemma» -
Jul 2009
Security Sector Reform Monitor: Haiti No 2
Publisher: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
In the last Security Sector Reform Monitor the state of justice sector reform and efforts to implement the Haitian National Police Reform Plan were examined. More on «Security Sector Reform Monitor: Haiti No 2»
May 2009
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May 2009
Security Sector Reform Monitor: Haiti No 1
Publisher: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
After more than 15 years of international engagement, it is important to assess the effectiveness of international assistance to Haiti. More on «Security Sector Reform Monitor: Haiti No 1»


