Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:case_number 05-184
gptkbp:case_outcome 5-3 ruling
Geneva Conventions applicability
Unlawful combatants
gptkbp:championship 5-3
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:Military_Commissions_Act_of_2006
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 29, 2006
gptkbp:dissent_impact Raised awareness of human rights issues
Encouraged legal challenges to executive power
Influenced public opinion on military commissions
Set a precedent for future military trials
Strengthened legal protections for detainees
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Judicial_review
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Justice_David_Souter
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_Breyer
gptkb:Separation_of_powers
Civil liberties
Executive authority
Lack of fair trial standards
Violation of international law
Constitutional protections apply to all persons
Emphasized the role of the judiciary in wartime
Highlighted judicial checks on executive actions
Military commissions violate U. S. law
Unlawful combatants should have rights
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:War_on_Terror
Post-9/11 legal landscape
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
gptkbp:impact Increased scrutiny of executive power
Changes in detention policies
Legal challenges to military commissions
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Salim_Ahmed_Hamdan
gptkb:Donald_Rumsfeld
gptkbp:is_cited_in Law review articles
Legal textbooks
Subsequent Supreme Court cases
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:Geneva_Conventions
Due Process
Military commissions
Guantanamo Bay detention
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Geoffrey_Miller
gptkb:Geoffrey_Stone
gptkb:David_C._Iglesias
gptkb:Charles_Swift
gptkb:Neal_Katyal
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Judicial_review
gptkb:Separation_of_powers
Due process
gptkbp:media_coverage Documentaries and articles
Extensive media attention
gptkbp:outcome Military commissions were found unconstitutional
Court ruled military commissions unconstitutional
gptkbp:precedent Rights of detainees
Influenced future cases on military commissions
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_John_Paul_Stevens
gptkb:Justice_John_Roberts
gptkbp:public_reaction Debate over civil liberties
Criticism of government policies
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Boumediene_v._Bush
gptkb:Rasul_v._Bush
gptkbp:related_event Public opinion polls
Congressional hearings
International reactions
Human rights advocacy efforts
Legal reforms in military justice
Guantanamo Bay protests
gptkbp:responds_to gptkb:Donald_Rumsfeld
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Legal scholars' discussions
Impact on constitutional law
Military law implications
gptkbp:signatories gptkb:Salim_Ahmed_Hamdan
gptkbp:significance Impact on U. S. military law
Impact on detainee rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_H._Souter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4