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Book/Printed Material Military Commisions Act of 2006, Message from the President of the United States (H. DOC. NO. 109-133) Message from the President of the United States (H. DOC. NO. 109-133) / George W. Bush / Daily Congressional Record, September 6, 2006, p. H6273: Message from the President on the Military Commissions Act of 2006

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  • Military Commisions Act of 2006, Message from the President of the United States (H. DOC. NO. 109-133)

Other Title

  • Message from the President of the United States (H. DOC. NO. 109-133) / George W. Bush
  • Daily Congressional Record, September 6, 2006, p. H6273: Message from the President on the Military Commissions Act of 2006

Names

  • United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush), author

Created / Published

  • [Washington, DC] : [Government Publication Office], September 6, 2006.

Headings

  • -  United States.--Military Commissions Act of 2006
  • -  Military courts--United States
  • -  Prisoners of war--Legal status, laws, etc
  • -  Detention of persons--United States

Notes

  • -  Congressional Record-- House, H6273.
  • -  Letter of transmission to Congress for draft legislation entitled the "Military Commissions Act of 2006." This draft legislation responds to the Supreme Court of the United States decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 126 S. Ct. 2749 (2006), by establishing a comprehensive statutory structure for military commissions that would allow for the fair and effective prosecution of captured members of al Qaeda and other unlawful enemy combatants.

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  • 2021700510

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