Military Law
Nov. 27, 2001
Military Commissions
No one disputes the need to bring the terrorists to justice. The president's Nov. 13 executive order authorizing "military commissions" to try the noncitizens the president deems subject to his order, however, is not the answer. The order exceeds presidential authority, does not provide due process and is unnecessary.




By Charles W. Gittins
No one disputes the need to bring the terrorists to justice. The president's Nov. 13 executive order authorizing "military commissions" to try the noncitizens the president deems subject to his order, however, is not the answer. The order exceeds presidential authority, does not provide due process and is unnecessary.
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No one disputes the need to bring the terrorists to justice. The president's Nov. 13 executive order authorizing "military commissions" to try the noncitizens the president deems subject to his order, however, is not the answer. The order exceeds presidential authority, does not provide due process and is unnecessary.
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