Military Commissions Act of 2009

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Military_Commissions_Act_of_2006
gptkbp:appliesTo Guantanamo Bay detainees
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Public_Law_111-84,_Title_XVIII
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 28, 2009
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Military Commissions Act of 2009
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2010
gptkbp:prohibits use of statements obtained by torture
gptkbp:provides greater legal protections for detainees
gptkbp:purpose to establish procedures for military commissions to try alien unlawful enemy combatants
gptkbp:reformed military commission procedures
gptkbp:replacedBy certain provisions of the Military Commissions Act of 2006
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:subject military justice
detainee rights
law of war
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Military_Commissions_Act_of_2006
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6