International Law
Is International Law "real law"?
Yes
What does GWOT mean?
Global War on Terror
FISA stands for?
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Camp in Cuba that unlawfully detained individuals??
guantanamo bay
Who was the former Guantanmo Bay guard who met up with Mohamed Slahi in his home country of Mauritania?
Steve Wood
What is a treaty?
A written agreement between 1 or more nations or international organizations.
Who did the United States launch a GWOT on?
Afghanistan & Iraq
When was FISA passed by Congress?
1978
What name did Mohamed Slahi give the other prisoner he talked to through the fence?
Marseille
What year did Edward Snowden leak NSA documents?
2013
Since 1945 the UN has assisted in negotiate what # of peace settlements?
170
Jus in bello means?
Justice in war
Who is Edward Snowden?
A NSA contractor who leaked to media a secret court warrant authorizing Verizon to provide information relating to daily domestic telephone metadata
How many years did Mohamed Slahi spend at the prison camp in Cuba?
14 years
How many prisoners are left in Guantanamo Bay?
15 prisoners
Does International Law have a enforcment mechanism?
No, there's no world police
Jus ad bellum means?
Right to war
In 2005, which president signed a secret executive order that allowed the NSA to intercept communications without a warrant?
U.S President G.W Bush
Who is the Mauritanian about?
Mohamed Ould Slahi
The President’s Surveillance Program (PSP) was launched to do what?
PSP included the warrantless wiretapping of communications of people thought to be connected with al-Qaeda, and the warrantless collecting and mining of Americans’ phone and internet metadata.
Who are the 5 permanent council members?
China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States
Terrorism means?
the sustained use of violence against symbolic or civilian targets by small groups for political purposes through coercion, fear, drawing widespread attention to a political grievance, and/or provoking a draconian or unsustainable response
FISA Court grant warrants based on these three things?
1. Probable cause that the target is a terrorist threat
2. Is affiliated with a terrorist group
3. Or is actively engaged in terrorism
What did Mohamed Slahi's lawyer use to help him get released?
A petition for a writ of habeas corpus
The Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) was created to do what?
a joint resolution greenlighting the U.S. military to go after the perpetrators of 9/11.