Legislation

Relevant Legislation

2006

 

General

• Authorization for Use of Military Force, 2001.

• USA PATRIOT ACT (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism), 2001, 26 October 2001.

• Patriot Act Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, 2 March 2006.

Concerning detention, treatment and trial

• Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, as included in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 30 December 2005.

• Habeas Corpus Statute (Title 28, § 2241 of the United States Code)

• Material Witness Statute (Title 18, § 3144 of the United States Code)

• Military Commissions Act of 2006, 17 October 2006.

• Uniform Code of Military Justice (Title 10, Subtitle A, Part II, Chapter 47 of the United States Code)

• War Crimes Act prior to the amendments by the Military Commissions Act (Title 18, § 2441 of the United States Code)

Concerning Surveillance

• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Title 10, Chapter 36 of the United States Code)